Britain’s rocketing levels of family breakdown are behind the explosion in the numbers of young people seeking help for mental disorders, a former Conservative party treasurer will warn in a Lords debate today (Monday April 22). Lord Farmer, a prominent Tory donor
More than a third of adults fail to get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night — and the scarcity of shuteye can have a surprising effect. Lack of sleep can lead to what some experts refer to as
State public health workers in Rio de Janeiro are addressing a surge in dengue fever cases, a mosquito-borne illness, during Brazil’s tourist season. The team is searching for standing water where mosquitoes may have laid eggs. Brazil is vulnerable to dengue outbreaks
The Home Office is so concerned it has set up a taskforce to respond to the risk synthetic opioids such as fentanyl pose to the UK. Most heroin sourced in Europe comes from Afghanistan. But a Taliban clampdown has seen a 90
The French government is urging calm as it works to combat an outbreak of bedbugs in the capital city of Paris. Recent videos from Paris residents showing bedbugs infesting public transportation, movie theaters and other areas of daily life have led to
Two women in the US have been struck down with a new strain of a common fungal infection – with an expert warning that the world “is not yet prepared” for the “epidemic” that is to come. The Centres for Disease Control
Pontypridd is in the middle of a crisis of antisocial behaviour, with adults and youths alike dragging the town’s reputation through the mud thanks to carnage caused by their all-day booze binges. In the last 12 weeks, there have been 40 arrests
A popular seaside town once dubbed the “party capital” of Britain is facing a dangerous drug epidemic. Newquay, in Cornwall, is known for its sandy beaches and strong waves perfect for surfers. But in recent years, it has also experienced a severe
Hardcore porn websites face a major crackdown after an MPs’ inquiry exposed a disturbing link between violent sexual imagery and attacks on women. They will be curbed by new laws aimed at ending an “epidemic of violence against women and girls” fuelled
Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. North Korea has not officially acknowledged a lockdown in Pyongyang or