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Brexit: the fallout, the future  - Leaving the EU could save the UK its net contribution of £9.9 billion which could be spent on poverty reduction. The North East, Northern Ireland and ...

Psychologists and Psychiatrists Approach Mental Health Differently  - Researchers in the UK surveyed psychiatrists and psychologists in training about their perspectives on the causes of mental health issues and found ...

Mental health - a common intruder  - Statistics show that one in four people in the UK have been diagnosed with at least one kind of mental health issue in their lifetime. But think of how ...

Is Scotland in danger of accepting extreme poverty as the norm?  - A new report published by the Citizen's Advice Bureau in Scotland shows a reliance on foodbanks and poverty impact on the young, families and the ...

After the UK , which nations are most vulnerable to an anti-EU revolt? These 5 charts give clues.  - The UK vote to exit from the European Union revealed the polarization of ... Blue bar: Percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exlusion has ...

More people falling into severe poverty 'due to failing social security system'  - The organisation said the findings show UK Government claims that there is a support network in place to prevent people falling into destitution do not ...

People Are Learning English to Exit Poverty  - Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of language learning app Duolingo, speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde in Berlin.

Child poverty has disgraced Birmingham for more than 100 years says councillor  - File photo dated 03/12/03 of pupils during a lesson as families on the poverty line are expected to spend up to two fifths of their August income on back-to-school costs as schools make punishing demands on parents, according to a charity. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday August 15, 2013. The average annual cost, including uniforms, coats, bags and stationery, is now £156 for a child at primary school and £285 for a child at secondary school, the report by Family Action found. Items that some  

Chelsea Manning 'glad to be alive' after suicide attempt  - Whistle-blower Chelsea Manning is 'glad to be alive' following a suicide attempt in prison last week. Manning's legal team have confirmed today that ...

Gay activist shuts down claim Black Lives Matter is 'inherently racist'  - Activist DeRay Mckesson has responded to accusations by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani that Black Lives Matter is “inherently racist” in an ...

HIV drugs DO prevent transmission  - Prescribing HIV drugs to gay men and heterosexuals does stop them transmitting the virus to their partner, new evidence has confirmed. Antiretroviral ...

Cameron's legacy: How will you remember him?  - But what do the British people feel will be his legacy? ... Thompson in Cardiff believes David Cameron should be praised for introducing gay marriage.

Toronto archbishop to bless gay marriages despite vote  - Toronto's Archbishop has joined several other prominent clergymen who say they will bless same-sex marriages in defiance of a ...

Where are China's Lesbians Hiding?  - movement and those of the lesbian, transgender, bisexual, intersex populations isn't addressed, it will hurt China's LGBTI movement in the long run.

Brisbane unveils new rainbow footpath to promote inclusion and diversity  -  LGBTI citizens and their allies in Brisbane, Australia, has a good reason to celebrate as their city has installed a new rainbow footpath to promote ...

Republicans could be poised for a battle over gay rights at the GOP convention  - The Republican party could be poised for a fractious proxy battle over LGBTI rights after activists on the party platform committee announced they had ...

A gay Republican delegate gave an emotional plea for her party to stop opposing same-sex marriage  - Republican officials rejected an emotional plea Monday to back off the GOP's opposition to same-sex marriage, renewing the party's embrace of ...

Gender identity clinics under strain amid soaring referral rates  - The Guardian published recent figures of trans individuals seeking treatment from Gender Identity Clinics (GCIs) in the UK , with some clinics ...

Where Is It Illegal To Be Gay ?  - In response to the deadly attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, the United Nations ... Anti- gay laws are most pervasive in Africa and the Middle East .

HRC releases recommendations for welcoming LGBTQ refugees  - in the Middle East , and hear from LGBTQ refugees about how non-governmental organizations and advocates can remove roadblocks on refugees' ...

Paris after Orlando: gay prisoners of racial prejudice - This erasure by journalists and politicians has highlighted the lasting homophobia of French society. It served also as a reminder of how fragile the ...

Mother of gay murder victim: ' Homophobic hate crime still a major issue'  - The mother of a gay student who was stabbed to death says her son 'should have been free to express himself and live his life how he chose'.

Limerick to see the rainbow for its annual Pride festival  - There will always be a need as long as others in the global LGBTI community are not as fortunate as us in terms of equal rights. We must fight for our ...