Benefits claimants with anxiety, depression or back pain should have their handouts stopped, Tony Blair’s think tank has suggested. The former Prime Minister’s institute called for an “emergency handbrake,” warning that 1,000 working-age people are signing up for benefits every day, with the cost to the taxpayer set to hit £73 billion by the end of the decade. TheContinue reading “Anxiety And ADHD Are Workable, Says Tony Blair”
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Cabinet Minister Warns Brits Could Face ‘Pretty Depressing’ Summer Amid Jet Fuel Crisis
Brits could face a ‘pretty depressing’ summer if jet fuel supply issues are not resolved over the coming months, a Cabinet minister has warned amid a staycation boom. Bookings for UK holidays over the coming months are increasing as concern over higher ticket prices because of surging jet fuel costs puts people off overseas holidays.Continue reading “Cabinet Minister Warns Brits Could Face ‘Pretty Depressing’ Summer Amid Jet Fuel Crisis”
‘End-Of-Life’ Brit Spends £10k
After her only son passed away, a British mother without a fatal condition is going to Switzerland to end her life at an assisted dying facility. Wendy Duffy, 56, a former care worker from the West Midlands, has paid £10,000 to end her life at Pegasos, a Swiss assisted dying clinic, after losing her sonContinue reading “‘End-Of-Life’ Brit Spends £10k”
Cannabis Is Being Used To Treat Depression And Anxiety
Thousands of Britons are being prescribed super-strength cannabis for anxiety and depression. Despite experts warning of the dangers, private clinics are giving it out after only one video consultation and boast the powerful drug can be ‘delivered directly to the patient’s door via a next-day service’. Amid an epidemic of cannabis use on our streets, aContinue reading “Cannabis Is Being Used To Treat Depression And Anxiety”
The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable
The death of a 20-year-old described as a “beautiful soul” was directly contributed to by the non-availability of an in-patient bed in a Mental Health Assessment Unit, a report has concluded. Jack Peatling spent six days at home awaiting a bed before taking his own life on June 5, 2023. A prevention of future deathsContinue reading “The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable”
Doctor Pleads Guilty To Matthew Perry’s Death
The doctor who gave actor Matthew Perry doses of ketamine before he overdosed and drowned in the hot tub of his LA home has pleaded guilty to playing a part in his death. When Dr. Salvador Plasencia arrived in federal court on Wednesday, he remained largely silent for almost an hour while the judge reviewed the plea deal. Plasencia,Continue reading “Doctor Pleads Guilty To Matthew Perry’s Death”
As Pauline Quirke, 65, Struggles With Dementia, Experts Reveal Easy-To-Miss Signs
Birds Of A Feather star Pauline Quirke is to ‘step back’ from all professional obligations due to struggles with the memory-robbing disease dementia, which she was diagnosed with in 2021. The actor, now 65, plans to spend time with her family, children and grandchildren during this ‘difficult period’, her husband Steve Sheen said. A diagnosis ofContinue reading “As Pauline Quirke, 65, Struggles With Dementia, Experts Reveal Easy-To-Miss Signs”
A Father’s Letter Begging The Surgeon To Cancel Surgery
A distraught father begged in vain for a leading plastic surgeon not to remove his 20-year-old daughter’s breasts in a transgender operation, telling him in an excoriating letter that he was about to destroy her life. The father told consultant Mohsen El Gammal that his daughter suffered from depression and, as a way through ongoing mental health problems,Continue reading “A Father’s Letter Begging The Surgeon To Cancel Surgery”
The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak unveiled a ‘moral mission’ to get Brits off benefits today as he warned that numbers out of the workforce are ‘unsustainable’ and ‘tragic’. In a major speech drawing dividing lines for the election, the PM pledged to crack down on the country’s ‘sick note culture’, insisting normal ‘life worries’ are not a reason to be signed off. HeContinue reading “The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak “
Euthanasia Scheduled For Physically Healthy 28-Year-Old
Euthanasia will be used to end the life of a young woman suffering from depression, autism, and borderline personality disorder. In May, 28-year-old Zoraya ter Beek, who resides in a small Dutch town near the German border, will end her life by euthanasia. She had previously considered becoming a psychiatrist, but she was never ableContinue reading “Euthanasia Scheduled For Physically Healthy 28-Year-Old”
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