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One in four young women suffering from mental health problems as 'selfie' culture heaps pressures - Soaring numbers of young women are suffering mental health problems and self-harm as a “selfie culture” heaps pressures on girls, new research ...

One in 10 children has 'Aids defence' - The researchers analysed the blood of 170 children from South Africa who had HIV , had never had antiretroviral therapy and yet had not developed ...

New online marketplace opens for education in Africa - eLearnAfrica this week launched a new online marketplace for education , ... Although we are UK -based, 70% of our learners are based in countries ...

Queen's English is on its way out, finds new UK report - The Sounds of 2066’ report by the University of York believes the English spoken by Prince George, third in line to Britain’s throne, will be very different from the one spoken by his great grandmother Queen Elizabeth II because age has become more important than class in driving the change in dialects.

Most over-30s 'have heart health of an older person ' leaving them at risk of heart attack and stroke - A new study, published in the BMJ Open journal, examined the results of an online heart-health calculator and discovered that most Brits over the age of 30 have poor heart health. The results suggested that 87 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women under 40 had the heart health expected of an older person.

UK well behind other European countries in encouraging older people to cycle, study finds - A three-year study has concluded that the UK lags behind other European countries when it comes to using cycling to help older people's health, ...

The attitudes of young British people , according to the rest of the world - With the EU Referendum, a growing rift between older and younger Brits came ... So, in a post-Brexit world, where do the young people of the UK fit?

McDonald's employee helps an elderly man cross the road in London - 'It's nice to know there are people like that out there. ... added: 'I just think that in general we should take care of the elderly and make sure they are ok.

Young  workers on iPhone 7 assembly line - Upon hearing his fellow worker committed suicide by jumping off a high building, Wang Guoying, who was playing video games, froze in silent shock. Foxconn, one of the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturers, has witnessed at least 20 suicides of its workers since 2010. The latest, who jumped from a factory roof at Foxconn's Henan plant on the morning of August 18, was said to have just finished an all-night assembly shift for iPhone 7. "I have worked overtime for 13 days," said the 19-year-old Wang (an alias). "If there wasn't this short rest break, I would also have killed myself." For Wang Guoying, "there's not much point" in that. It would not bring him any useful skills by "wasting" time there for another two or three years, and all he can do is to transfer to another Foxconn plant. "Work harder and save much money, so I can marry and build a home back to my villag

India arrested hundreds last year under colonial-era anti- gay law -  Homosexuality is illegal in India under freshly-reinstated Section 377 of the penal code, originally based on outdated British law. The century-old law ...

UK asylum seeker needs even more proof he's gay -  UK asylum seeker needs even more proof he's gay ... deported because The Home Office says they don't have enough evidence to prove he is gay .

Homophobic driver's anti- gay tirade made this man fear his own safety - Matt Adler was kicked out of a Lyft taxi after the driver released a tirade of homophobic abuse onto him, and now he is too stressed to sleep.

Free LGBT Film Day at British Museum - Together with the British Museum, we're holding our annual LGBT Film Day on Saturday 1st October and will be showing three films themed around ...

Space is now officially LGBT friendly after rainbow flag spends three hours above earth -  Space is now officially LGBT friendly! Wahey! Space is now officially LGBTI friendly after a rainbow flag was launched into the upper atmosphere for ...

Queer rights are human rights: Fighting for freedom is polarizing the world - yet “the region shows the highest levels of violence and murder against LGBTI population, and in the most of the cases [sic] impunity is the rule.”.

We Must Stop Americans Who Export Hate Against LGBTI Communities in the Developing World - Coalition of 250+ faith leaders and faith-based organizations, mobilized by American Jewish World Service, urges faith communities to support LGBTI  ...

These Same-Sex Wedding Rings And Engagement Rings Are Changing The Jewellery Game - We have found that LGBT couples want a jeweller who understands that it's all about love and not gender,” Paul Hewitt, co-owner of LGBT specialist ...

These two Disney brides deep in love will have you gushing all over - Their photos were shared in a post on LGBTI Facebook page Have A Gay Day – and up till today, the post has garnered more than 17,000 likes and ...

Colombian peace agreement will benefit LGBTI community - Given this context, Caribe Afirmativo has documented two very specific things that have occurred toward LGBTI people. It was the armed conflict that ...

US faces loss of leading LGBTI magazines as publisher suspends printing - Having publicly listed in January 2015, CEO Bobby Blair made it clear at the time that he wanted the company to becoming the dominant LGBTI media ...

Drama queens and more nominated at the 2016 Feathers Awards - Currently celebrating 8 years in existence, the Feather Awards were created as a light-hearted way to celebrate high-profile South African LGBTI  ...

Space is now LGBT friendly after rainbow flag spends three hours above earth - Space is now officially LGBTI friendly after a rainbow flag was launched into the upper atmosphere for the first time. The rainbow flag, which ...

Four out of the 10 most challenged books in US last year are LGBTI -related - Four out of the top 10 most challenged books in US last year have LGBTI themes. The list was revealed at this year's Banned Books Week – ongoing ...

America's Culture War Mercenaries - The 2015 EU Progress Report notes that “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) persons continue to suffer discrimination and ...