New charity uses outdoors to improve mental health

A new charity hopes to use outdoor activities to improve men’s mental health on the Isle of Man.

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Hospital admits full responsibility for 24 failures that led to toddler’s death

Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.

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Closing urgent care centres would have ‘dire consequences’, objectors say

Plan to close three urgent care centres sparks worry about pressure on GPs and emergency departments.

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‘I was heading for a breakdown, then books saved my life’

Birmingham author Kit de Waal says a chance conversation changed her life after she left home at 16.

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Why you should eat kiwi and pineapple skins

Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.

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I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospital

Hannah Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital as she could not go to Dr Gray’s in Elgin.

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‘My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck’

Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn’t know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.

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‘My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck’

Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn’t know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.

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How a major policy shift is changing how police will respond to mental health call-outs

999 calls will be triaged and if there is any risk of harm or to life, or if a crime is involved, the police will still attend.

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Biggest fibre boost could be scraps in your bin, experts say

Chomping on vegtable skins, seeds and stalks could give us vital fibre, say food scientists.

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