‘Social emergency’: Why is Spain’s suicide rate at a record high?

'Social emergency': Why is Spain's suicide rate at a record high?

More Spaniards have killed themselves in 2022 than in any other year since records began. But why? Just one month after Spain created its first suicide prevention helpline in May 2022, its workers handled nearly 15,000 calls, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The flood of calls shows the need for help in … Read more

Concerns have been raised in Telford over a deadline for the Afghan families to leave the hotel

Afghan family

Afghan family According to the Association of Local Governments (LGA), thousands of Afghan individuals and families staying in 59 makeshift bridge hotels across the country have been given notice to leave accommodation by the end of next month. That number includes six families in Telford & Wrekin, who had to find a place to live … Read more

Woman ‘harassed’ by officers filmed on her doorstep – BBC News

Woman 'harassed' by officers filmed on her doorstep - BBC News

By Noel Titheradge Investigative correspondent 35 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try another browser video caption, “I filmed police officers harassing me” Police forces thwarted vulnerable women who said they had been sexually exploited by officers, the BBC has learned. One woman said a detective pursued a sexual relationship in … Read more

Reaction to bill banning boycott of Israeli goods – BBC News

Reaction expected on bill banning Israeli boycott - BBC News

By Ione Wells, Politics correspondent, & Paul Seddon BBC news July 3, 2023 Updated 53 minutes ago Caption, A picture shows the Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in June 2023 The government has been urged to rethink its plans to fine public bodies that initiate boycotts against Israel. The proposal received … Read more

Thousands of rental ads say no to children or pets – BBC News

Thousands of rental ads say no to children or pets - BBC News

By Alison Benjamin & Harriet Agerholm BBC news 2 hours ago Caption, “It’s been very clear to me that having a teenage son is not ideal,” said Sara Thousands of advertisements for rental homes put up by private landlords and rental agencies say children or pets are not welcome, BBC analysis shows. There is no … Read more

Bank bosses called in to discuss savings rates – BBC News

Bank bosses called in to discuss savings rates - BBC News

By Michael Race Business journalist, BBC News 3 July 2023, 22:24 WIB Updated 47 minutes ago image source, Getty’s image The bank’s chief executive has been summoned by Britain’s comptroller to address concerns that savings rates are not rising as fast as mortgages. Bosses at Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest and Barclays will meet with the Financial … Read more

Royals vote to maintain migrant child detention limits – BBC News

Royals vote to maintain migrant child detention limits - BBC News

By Paul Seddon Political journalist 3 July 2023, 21:59 WIB Updated 1 hour ago image source, Getty’s image The House of Lords has voted against the government’s plan to weaken detention limits for children and pregnant women in a migration bill. The law would overturn existing legal limits on how long they can be detained … Read more

easyJet offered a refund for the canceled NI to Faro flight but ‘refused’ to pay compensation

easyJet offered a refund for the canceled NI to Faro flight but 'refused' to pay compensation

Tourists scheduled to fly to Portugal are ‘disgusted’ with the airline’s treatment And while the airline has since apologized, passengers were left to tally up the cost of Friday night’s canceled flight, with easyJet so far refusing compensation citing “exceptional circumstances” beyond their control. It is understood that flights from Belfast International Airport were initially … Read more

Smartwatches can detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms appear, studies show

Smartwatches can detect Parkinson's seven years before symptoms appear, studies show

Smartwatches can help identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before key symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made, a study has found. Data collected by a device that measures how fast people move over seven days was analyzed by the researchers. They discovered that they could use artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately … Read more

69-Year-Old Grandfather Finds Lump in Chest While Bathing – Turns Out to be Breast Cancer: ‘Men Just Need to Be Cautious’

69-Year-Old Grandfather Finds Lump in Chest While Bathing - Turns Out to be Breast Cancer: 'Men Just Need to Be Cautious'

A 69-year-old grandfather of two initially thought nothing of the pea-sized lump he found in his chest while taking a shower. But when it turned out to be breast cancer, he now hopes that sharing his story can raise awareness to other men that they can also get breast cancer in other men. Male breast … Read more

China is choking exports of gallium and germanium semiconductor secret sauce

China is choking exports of gallium and germanium semiconductor secret sauce

China imposed export restrictions on two elements used in semiconductors and other electronic components, a move likely to be seen as a calculated response to Western restrictions on sales of chips and their production technology to the Middle Kingdom. China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a statement announcing that Beijing had decided to impose export controls … Read more