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1.3 million UK households don't have a TV  - A whopping 26.3 million UK households own a set, and they're most popular with older people , post-family homes, and households with two or more ...

Vitamin C could reduce cataract progression in older people  - While we cannot avoid getting older , diabetes and smoking are also risk ... Cataract surgery is the most common operation performed in the UK with ...

Is homophobia a thorny issue for Birmingham Labour Party?  - It also tallies with mutterings that the council's CHIPS education scheme – which stands for Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools – does not ...

New framework to tackle rural isolation and poverty announced in Northern Ireland  - A new framework to tackle the poverty and isolation challenges facing rural communities has been launched by Rural Development Minister Michelle ...

Event to help stamp out stigma around mental health issues  - The aim of the one-day workshop is to raise awareness of mental health issues by defining various illnesses whilst explaining the effects they have on ...

Teenager launches therapy dogs petition  - A Honiton teenager has launched a petition for registered therapy dogs to start operating in the UK to assist people with mental health problems.

Brits 'more anxious and depressed than ever' – survey - Anxiety, depression and feelings of isolation are on the rise in Britain , according ... The report links mental health to individual and national wellbeing.

Candidates may suffer ageism by showing ' older ' characteristics  - Candidates applying for jobs can suffer ageism simply by promoting characteristics associated with older people , according to new research.

GI Jane who attacked man and woman in Manchester's Gay Village is dismissed from Army  - Dorrian, a 24-year-old former British judo champion who served on the front line in Afghanistan, avoided jail for the assault outside New York, New ...

Lesbian asylum seeker told to 'prove' she's gay by handing over naked pictures  - Male homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe and, though female ... Khumalo, after fleeing to the UK and claiming asylum in 2014, spent weeks in a ...

The EU is a driving force for LGBTI rights at home and abroad  - Boris Johnson is wrong, The EU is a driving force for LGBTI rights at home ... the European Union as LGBTI rights are under threat in other countries.

Media Campaign Launched to Bring LGBT Issues Out of the Shadows  - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a project to raise awareness about issues faced by lesbian, gay and transgender ...

Argentina joins global LGBT rights initiative  - “The United States and Argentina are committed to supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex ( LGBTI ) ...

LGBTI community in Myanmar continues to struggle for equality  - In a statement, sent to the office of President Thein Sein last week, representatives of the LGBTI community in Myanmar called on the government to ...

Malawi Catholic Church demands government resumes jailing gays  - In the meantime Malawi's High Court has been reviewing the constitutionality of the country's laws criminalizing LGBTI people for several years but ...

Why LGBTI Christians should give thanks for Desmond Tutu this Easter  - He has taken a lead for LGBTI people too saying a couple of years ago: 'I would refuse to go to a homophobic Heaven. No, I would say “sorry”, I mean ...

James Franco explains his 'obsession' with gay culture  - During an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the Hollywood actor also revealed what fuels his passion for queer movies and gay men. He said: ...

Gay barrister pleads guilty to buying chemsex drugs that caused boyfriend's death  - A well-known gay barrister in London yesterday admitted buying the party drugs that ... He also advertised his services in the British LGBT media.

White gay male reps 'not oppressed enough' to be in LGBT societies, say campaigners  - The National Union of Students’ LGBT+ Campaign called for those who represent gay men to be removed from LGBT+ societies at their yearly conference in Sheffield this week.

Oxford Street's much-loved LGBTI bookshop is up for sale  - One of Oxford Street's must recognisable and cherished LGBTI business landmarks is now on the market. After 34 years serving Sydney, The ...

It's up to society now to put a stop to LGBTI bullying  -  LGBTI young people have twice the level of self-harm, three times the level of attempted suicide, and four times the level of severe or extremely severe ...

Guy Pearce joins cast of Dustin Lance Black's new LGBTI rights drama When We Rise  - Australian actor Guy Pearce has signed up to star in Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's new LGBTI -focussed TV show When We Rise.

Trans man's perfect response to North Carolina Governor signing anti- LGBTI law  -  LGBTI campaigners are today reeling after the GOP-controlled House of Representatives in North Carolina passed House Bill 2 (HB2) yesterday, ...

London Mayor Boris Johnson to LGBTI voters: 'I'm out and I'm proud'  - On the subject of the freedoms afforded LGBTI people in the UK, she told the audience, 'I understand that you understand why that freedom is so ...