zimmytws/Shutterstock There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” campaigns have been touted as an effective approach to tackling mental health at work, but therapists are unconvinced. But whatContinue Reading
Kosciech/Shutterstock Sitting by the edge of a river on a lazy summer’s day, the sky is a beautiful blue overhead. Lush greenery crowds the bank. The river is alive: minnows, coots and water voles fuss at the water’s edge. Amid this truly delightful scene, most eye-catching of all are theContinue Reading
Harsh punishments: the Taliban have announced they will reinstate execution and amputations. EPA-EFE/stringer The Taliban are back in the saddle and, with them, the dreadful spectre of the harsh punishments meted out in their previous time in power: public hangings and stonings, amputation of hands and public floggings. Veteran TalibanContinue Reading
For decades, scientists have unsuccessfully tried to prove that zapping the brain can treat depression. The results of an ongoing deep brain stimulation trial hint that it could workContinue Reading
FRANK: WORLD KNOWS WHO WE ARE NOW Thomas Frank says the world are finally starting to know who Brentford are, writes DUNCAN WRIGHT. The Bees followed up holding Liverpool for a draw by winning 2-1 at West Ham today to climb up to seventh in the Premier League. And boss FrankContinue Reading
King Cabo, a completely unconsidered 80/1 chance on debut thirty-one days ago, is the only serious alternative to hot Godolphin-owned favourite Nations Pride in the six-runner Novice Stakes over a mile of Lingfield polytrack today and I’m looking forward to watching Luke Dace’s charge, which could well prove a surpriseContinue Reading
RISING star Saffie Osborne is set to miss the remainder of the year after complications arose from an old injury. The talented young jockey suffered a broken arm and a punctured lung in a horror fall at Windsor last October. 1 Saffie Osborne is set to miss the rest ofContinue Reading
Daniel Murtagh of Melrose Grove, Bawnogue, Clondalkin has been handed a life sentence for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend Nadine Lott. Ms Lott was unrecognisable to her family after he savagely beat her at her home in Arklow, Co. Wicklow in December 2019. She suffered 64 injuries; the mostContinue Reading
The murder of Sarah Everard has damaged public trust in the police, and has women in the UK seeking answers about their safety in public places. A new government strategy continues to place the burden on women and girls to keep themselves safe, rather than addressing the causes of theirContinue Reading
Early in the coronavirus pandemic, researchers stumbled on an unexpected finding: smokers seemed to be protected from COVID’s worst effects. Initially discovered on a review of hospitalised patients in China, this “smoker’s paradox” was later reported in studies from Italy and France. But it turns out that this wasn’t true,Continue Reading
