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Cigarette vending machine ban begins

Greenwich Mean Time — Monday, October 03, 2011

Cigarette vending machine ban begins

According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), around 200000 young people start smoking regularly in England each year and 11% of 11 to 15-year-old regular smokers in England and Wales get their cigarettes from vending machines. ...

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AI-powered mental health chatbots developed as a therapy support tool

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Artificial intelligence is being used as a way to help those dealing with depression, anxiety and eating disorders, but some therapists worry some ... View article...

Tories will keep two-child benefit limit 'if we win the next election'

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Official statistics published in March showed child poverty hit record highs last year, with 4.33 million children living in households in relative ... View article...

African Economies to Grow at 3.4% in 2024- World Bank

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, April 10, 2024

“Moreover, due to multiple factors including structural inequality, economic growth reduces poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa less than in other regions. View article...

Climate change is causing mental health crisis for workers, report claims

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, April 25, 2024

Climate change is driving a crisis in workers' mental health, a new global report has claimed. Extreme weather, climate change-induced disasters ... View article...

School and mental health in Wales

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, April 26, 2024

As Welsh Government asks for feedback on its new 10 year strategy for mental health, Chloe talks about the importance of support to young people. View article...

Government urged to focus on early intervention to tackle 'unprecedented' mental health ...

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, April 19, 2024

Children and young people's mental health charity Anna Freud wants the next government to adopt its plan to shift the emphasis from urgent mental ... View article...

As Russia's war rages, Ukraine's mental health crisis spirals

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, April 12, 2024

Since 2017, Viatkina, a psychology student, has worked as a manager in an NGO supporting veterans and their families with their mental health, an ... View article...

Smartphones, Social media And A Spike In Mental Health Crises Among Youth

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, April 12, 2024

Increasing use of social media and smartphones often cops the blame for an increase in youth mental health issues but the reality is not so ... View article...

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Making connections for climate change and mental health

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

... mental health nexus including the CCM outputs. The global event featured keynote sessions delivered by prominent experts in climate change and mental ... View article...

'My Place Is Here' Directors Talk Women's Rights, Poverty in Post-War Italy as Trailer ...

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

The production design and costumes in the film help to underscore the poverty of the people, Bortone says. “The film is shot in a little town in ... View article...

How much does the UK spend on Foreign Aid?

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

The UN's Sustainable development goals were set in 2015 to fight hunger, poverty and climate change by 2030. Only 15% of these targets are on ... View article...

Scottish mental health unit 'missed opportunities' to help woman

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

A Scottish mental health assessment unit "missed opportunities" to help a school dinner lady who killed herself two days after being discharged, ... View article...

Covid Inquiry accused of 'ignoring reality' of lockdown mental health crisis

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

In a ruling published earlier in April, Lady Hallett rejected pleas from Mind and other charities to include adult mental health and wellbeing in an ... View article...

Asylum seekers should be allowed to work after six months, say MPs

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

... poverty in the hope that others will be deterred from travelling to the UK. Baroness Ruth Lister, co-chair of the all-parliamentary group on poverty ... View article...

UK sanctions Uganda parliament Speaker over graft allegations

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

Anita Among has described the allegations as rumours that were triggered by her support for Uganda's tough anti- LGBT legislation. View article...

Wales national soccer team staff are boycotting Qatar World Cup over the country's anti-gay laws

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

Being homosexual in Qatar is illegal and punishable by death, and discrimination and violence against LGBT+ people are rife. View article...

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