Ministers slammed for failing to tackle problem gamblers

Ministers slammed for failing to tackle problem gamblers as new research reveals 17,000 betting addicts try to kill themselves every year 17,000 gambling addicts try to kill themselves every year and another 65,000 have suicidal thoughts, according to a study Gambling addicts are around eight times more likely to attempt to take their own lives than the general population In […]

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Former NHS hospital boss blasts dementia care system

‘I fear I’ll lose all I’ve worked for’: Former NHS hospital boss blasts dementia care system after being diagnosed with the illness at the age of just 58 Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of 58  As her condition accelerates, she fears her future plans are now a ‘pipe dream’  Here, Mrs Mitchell says everything she […]

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Trio sentenced to death for beheading backpackers in ISIS-inspired slayings

Three jihadists were sentenced to death in Morocco for butchering two female Scandinavian backpackers in an ISIS-inspired execution. Ringleader Abdessamad Ejjoud, Younes Ouaziyad and Rachid Afatti were convicted of terror charges Thursday in the trial over the grisly slaughterings back in December. Maren Ueland, 28, and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, were fatally wounded Dec. 17 in a tent on a […]

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Church launches 4pm Sunday service to allow parishioners a lie-in

Church launches 4pm ‘morning’ service on Sundays to allow parishioners to get over their hangovers and shop at farmers’ markets – but it now clashes with the football Rev Mark Montgomery is offering the 4pm service twice a month in Maidstone He said some parents are busy bringing their children to sporting activities Rev Montgomery said the traditional 10am service […]

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Mobility scooter hit-and-run driver runs over grandmother, 87

Mobility scooter hit-and-run driver runs over grandmother, 87, to leave her with broken arm and wrist in city centre crash Olive Harris will need at least four months of care after being knocked over Scooter hit her while she was walking through Plymouth city centre in Devon Her grandson said scooter driver not paying attention to where he was going  […]

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BBC will send TV licence fee ‘police’ to over-75s at their homes

BBC will send TV licence fee ‘police’ to over-75s at their homes to make sure they are paying annual £154.40 fee BBC to send TV licence ‘police’ to check pensioners are paying £154.40 fee ‘Outreach teams’ will chase those who fail to pay ‘as sympathetically as possible’ Director of policy Clare Sumner said it would help over-75s ‘understand’ system  Director […]

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Several dead after arson attack on animation studio in Japan

Several people are feared dead after a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday and police are investigating a possible arson attack, authorities and local media reported. The fire at the Kyoto Animation studio injured more than 30 people, 10 of them seriously, and one person has been confirmed dead, a spokesman for the […]

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