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How weeping alone in psychiatric hospital showed me UK's mental health crisis - The first night that I spent in a psychiatric hospital was the lowest point in my life. Lying in the dark, crying, wondering how I'd become such a worthless ...

Trump Administration Puts Trade Deal With EU Ahead of Post- Brexit Britain - The United States could strike a free-trade agreement with the European Union after President Donald Trump warmed to a deal with the bloc, the Times reported on Saturday, quoting sources from both sides of the discussion.Post-Brexit Britain would be pushed behind Europe in the race to secure a U.S. deal after Germany's Angela Merkel persuaded Trump that talks on a deal would be simpler than he thought, the newspaper said. Britain will not be free to agree new trade deals until it has left the EU in 2019. A source close to the White House was quoted as saying that there had been a "realization" in the Trump administration that a trade deal with the EU - allowing the tariff-free exchange of goods and services - was more important to U.S. interests than a post-Brexit deal with Britain. "Ten times Trump asked her (Merkel) if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany," the n

What the French elections mean for Brexit - After the surprise of Britain's Brexit referendum and the election of US president Donald Trump, the identities of the two candidates who will progress to ...

Tony Blair hints at an extraordinary return to British politics as he urges Labour voters to consider ... - Sources today denied the Brexit -wrecking businesswoman was planning to stand for Parliament herself amid rumours she could go head-to-head with ...

The world's poor are not a political football - The UK aid budget is at the heart of the choice between Little Britain and ... regardless of religion, helping people to live a full life, free from poverty .

We should push harder for end to poverty - In South Lakeland we have more than 2,000 children who are considered to be in poverty (after housing costs) and the number is expected to increase materially in the next four years. This is not just disgraceful in a wealthy society like ours, it is also a dreadful waste of resources (If you want to check the statistics, have a look at www.endchildpoverty.org.uk). Many of the children in poverty are in households where there is at least one income earner. So poverty is not directly related to unemployment. Indeed if it was, we would have a very low level of poverty, as we have a low level of unemployment in the district. Actually our issue is that wages are too low, and the benefits system is not adequate. I am not only horrified and embarrassed by the anxiety, stress, and malnutrition that poverty can cause, I am also shocked at the wastefulness. Children born in poverty have significantly less educational achievement, shor

UK's William, Harry and Kate open up about emotional struggles -  Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry have ... which aims to break stigmas around mental health issues and encourage ...

Children given government support for YEARS of dealing with alcoholic parents - address the needs of children living with alcohol dependent parents”, along with goals like tackling obesity and improving mental health provision.

Elton John, Diana and Boy George: 50 years of gay equality - It was one of the happiest scenes I'd witnessed as a gay man in the UK . Through stealth, tenacity, determination and the helping hand of our vibrant ...

Don't give hate a platform: Oprah's new show stars homophobic preacher who compared gays to ... - The former queen of daytime television has ignited controversy after her network debuted a six-part docuseries starring a pastor known for his ...

Lesbians brutally beaten by gang of fifteen men - A group of five lesbians were set upon by more than 15 men in a homophobic beating which left some missing teeth. One woman said she feared she ...

YouTube's restricted mode will not block LGBTI content any longer - Other YouTube personalities noticed the same thing, with content discussing LGBTI sexuality filtered out. But in a statement released on Friday, ...

Hillary Clinton concerned Trump administration will roll back LGBTI rights - Hillary Clinton has raised her concern about how the Trump administration will protect LGBT rights saying the current US President can not be relied ...

Russia asked to end alleged killings of gays in Chechnya - “We are deeply disturbed by recent public statements by Chechen authorities that condone and incite violence against LGBTI persons”, said the State ...

The Importance Of Marriage Equality To LGBTI Aged Care -  LGBTI lobby group just.equal is calling on marriage equality supporters to respond to a federal government survey on aged care by raising the ...

G-A-Y's Jeremy Joseph is setting a Facebook World Record at London Marathon - Joseph, who owns the legendary gay London club, wants that record to be a way to get people talking about LGBTI equality around the world.

Scottish Government reveal working group to tackle anti-LGBT school bullying -  LGBTI campaigners claimed a partial victory this evening as the Scottish Government agreed to work on homophobic and transphobic bullying in ...

Heroic policeman killed in Paris shooting was gay rights activist with civil partner - The policeman killed in Thursday's night's attack by a gunman in Paris was a proud gay rights activist with a civil partner, it has emerged. Tributes have ...

Why does gay marriage still generate so much anger? It's great to see love - Lesley can't understand the opposition to gay marriage and thinks anything that ... Why the issue of gay marriage still generates such fervent opposition ... make the Church of Scotland the first in the UK to allow such ceremonies.

Arsenal ' Gay Gooners': Biggest LGBT football supporters club in the world - Arsenal's Gay Gooners supporters club is today the biggest LGBT ( lesbian , gay , bi, trans) football fans group in ... There are now 30 groups in the UK .

Jeremy Joseph is going for a world record at the London Marathon -  G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph wants to set a new world record. ... He also outlines the access to HIV testing available to the LGBT community in the UK .

Demonstrators gather in College Green against LGBT persecution in Chechnya -  They hoped to show solidarity and encourage the U.K. government to speak out amid reports gay men are being violently persecuted in Chechnya.

The gay dads getting rich from rent-a-wombs: Pioneers who launched a surrogate service to 'help ... -  Britain's first ' gay dads', Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow are not just charismatic advocates of same-sex marriage, but also of the often secretive world ...

Ukip Candidate Compares Her Sexual Attraction To Gorillas To Being Gay - But Gisela Allen expressed even more unconventional views when she was contacted by the Sunday Herald newspaper for a follow-up story, telling the newspaper that she finds gorillas “very attractive” - and that this somehow supports argument about why gay people should not “come out”. The views of the 84-year-old, who is standing for the Paul Nuttall-led party in the Glasgow Council elections, were widely shared over the weekend thanks to an editorial in the Clydebank Post where she set out her desire to abolish nurseries, golf courses, plastic bags, sex education, free bus passes and LGBT communities.