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University of Toronto suggests men with arthritis are twice as likely to commit suicide  - Adjustments were made to the results to allow for factors such as the participant's age, income, chronic pain, and their history of mental health  ...

Mental health issues among UK Armed Forces rise 78 per cent in eight years  -  Mental health disorders among the UK Armed Forces have increased by 78 per cent in the last eight years. The rate of conditions diagnosed by the ...

15 reasons being a carer is the best job in the world  - Today is Care Home Open Day, a day where care homes across the UK throw ... There is nothing better than seeing a room full of people smile and knowing ... I used to care for a 109 year old that exercised every morning, inspiring ...

Half A Million Older Men Are Lonely And It's Harming Their Health, Charity Warns  - Almost a third of older men who have long-term health problems are lonely, according to a new report from Age UK . Over the next 14 years, the charity ...

Charity issues warning over alarming rise in older men suffering from loneliness  - And the problem is becoming so big it now presents a 'major public health challenge'. Age UK said 500,000 men over the age of 65 in England who ...

Super-rich quaff champagne in Venezuela country club while middle classes scavenge for food  - The largest note, the 100-Bolivar bill, is now worth just 7p, plunging millions into abject poverty . The government can no longer even afford to print ...

Alleged killer of British MP was neo-Nazi supporter  - The Southern Poverty Law Centre said that the man named by British media as the attacker, Thomas Mair, had a “long history with white nationalism”.

How disadvantage is inherited  - According to the report, “Education is the most important factor in explaining poverty in the UK . Those with a low level of educational attainment are ...

Gay rights may be the best weapon in the fight against Islamic State  - On the other side of the debate is the LGBTI community, who rightly want this attack to be called what it was – a homophobic hate crime – but are ...

Brisbane to get a permanent rainbow footpath  - One of Brisbane's most iconic LGBTI venues is set to receive a rainbow motif on the footpath outside it to honour the city's queer community. Brisbane's ...

Foreign missions in New Delhi reaffirm their commitment to equal rights for LGBTI community  - Foreign Missions in New Delhi celebrated the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of ...

Malta wanted "more ambitious" EU defence of LGBTI community - Malta has joined seven other EU member states in calling for a stronger effort to provide equal rights to everyone and ensure LGBTI persons are free ...

Fears Grow of Clashes at Bulgaria Pride March  - Tensions have grown ahead of the Sofia Pride in support of LGBTI people on Sunday, after the municipality gave the go-ahead for ultra-nationalists to ...

Religious leaders unite in horror at Orlando massacre  - The obligation to object to these acts of persecution, and to support those LGBTI people who are wickedly and cruelly killed and wounded, bereaved, ...

Plebiscite 'haters' will make life harder  - Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says a plebiscite on same-sex marriage will see 'haters' make life harder for LGBTI community. The Labor leader said ...

Calls to avert clashes over 2016 Sofia Pride parade  - Families and friends can provide a nurturing, inclusive, and supportive environment for LGBTI people, help broader society understand the challenges ...

London 'extremist called for gay people to be thrown off high buildings'  - The unnamed man, referred to only as 'Mohammed', said: "When the parliament are making laws and having Gay Pride today in the UK , Gay Pride, ...

Chinese lesbian sues ministry over gay 'disorder' textbook - A Beijing court has accepted a woman's case against the ministry of education over textbooks that describe homosexuality as a "psychological ...

Gay blood donation law may be relaxed further on mainland UK  - Northern Ireland has only just changed its own laws to bring it in line with the mainland UK , with a de facto lifetime ban on donations from gay men in ...

Liam Gallagher accused of homophobic after “batty boy” tweet - Liam Gallagher is facing tough criticism after a homophobic tweet was sent from his Twitter account, in which he used a gay slur to describe the ...

The rise of the rainbow flag  - Public buildings and street demonstrators around the world have flown rainbow flags to show solidarity with the 49 people shot dead in a gay  ...

Director and star discuss film about gay footballer  - Because we don't know of any gay footballers currently playing in the UK , people wouldn't necessarily understand the trauma suffered by someone in ...

BBC to stream 1974 show with first lesbian kiss on UK television  - BBC to stream 1974 show with first lesbian kiss on UK television ... It wasn't until five years later, in 1979, that the first gay kiss between two men was ...

Trump tells supporters to "ask the gays" if he's LGBT-friendly, gets dragged on Twitter  - The gay men defending Donald Trump. Why is a conservative firebrand like Donald Trump being courted by members of the LGBTI community?