Day: April 30, 2024
Perimenopausal women ‘40% more likely to suffer depression’
April 30, 2024Around 40% of perimenopausal women suffer depression, a study suggests (PA) Perimenopausal women have a 40% higher risk of suffering depression than those experiencing no menopausal symptoms, research suggests. Experts from University College London (UCL) found women could be vulnerable to depression and anxiety in the run-up to their periods stopping, with the development of […]
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Murder suspect remains in hospital after boy, 14, killed in sword rampage
April 30, 2024Handout footage from a doorbell camera of police officers tasering and detaining a sword-wielding man in Hainault, north-east London (PA) PA Wire A murder suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured in a stabbing in east London. A 36-year-old man was tasered and arrested in Hainault on […]
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Final day of campaigning begins ahead of Thursday’s local elections
April 30, 2024Voters in England and Wales go to the polls on May 2 (PA) PA Wire Politicians and canvassers are beginning their final day of campaigning ahead of Thursday’s local elections. Voters in England and Wales will go to the polls on May 2 for local, mayoral, and police and crime commissioner elections. The polls are […]
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Man detained by Home Office told he is being sent to Rwanda, says NGO
April 30, 2024An asylum seeker who turned up for a routine Home Office appointment on Monday was detained and told that he was being sent to Rwanda, an NGO has said. In what is believed to be the first potential deportation case under the Rwanda scheme since Rishi Sunak’s bill received royal assent, the Sudanese man was […]
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Children with special needs ‘hit, kicked and left in own urine’ at school
April 30, 2024Jen MillsPublished Apr 30, 2024, 11:17am|Updated Apr 30, 2024, 12:40pm Pupils at a special school in London were routinely ‘tortured’ by being locked in so-called ‘calming rooms’ for hours at a time, it was alleged. CCTV footage shows them ‘naked, sitting in urine and eating crumbs off the floor’ in rooms which could not be […]
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Army gives update on Household Cavalry horses injured bolting through London
April 30, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished Apr 30, 2024, 8:41am|Updated Apr 30, 2024, 8:47am Two Household Cavalry horses seriously injured when they bolted through central London last week are making progress following surgery, the Army has said. The pair – Quaker, a Cavalry black, and a grey called Vida – ran after being spooked by builders moving rubble during […]
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Five people stabbed by man with sword after crashing van into home
April 30, 2024To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A sword-wielding man has been arrested after five people were stabbed in a terrifying attack near Hainault Tube station. Witnesses have described the moment they saw a man armed with a huge sword walking from house to […]
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King returns to public duties after positive cancer treatment
April 30, 2024The King and Queen (Hollie Adams/PA) PA Wire The King is returning to public duties after the positive effect of his cancer treatment. Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February, and sources have said that despite the welcome news the King still has cancer and will continue to be treated for […]
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UK-wide Covid-19 inquiry to begin sittings in Belfast
April 30, 2024A member of the intensive care team treats Covid-19 patients at Craigavon Area Hospital in May 2020 (Niall Carson/PA) PA Archive Legislation to ensure people are never restricted from visiting dying loved ones is needed, campaigners have said ahead of the first UK Covid-19 Inquiry sitting in Belfast. The UK-wide inquiry’s hearings in Belfast begin […]
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Alex Salmond urges former party to rule out any more deals with Greens
April 30, 2024Alba party leader Alex Salmond has urged his party to rule out any further deal with the Scottish Greens as the SNP begins its search for a new leader. (Robert Perry/PA) Humza Yousaf’s successor has been urged to “totally rule out” a further pact with the Scottish Greens by former first minister Alex Salmond. The […]
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