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NHS 'took 18 months to help after suicide attempt'
Poor treatment for those who self-harm or attempt suicide is putting lives at risk, psychiatrists say.
Coronavirus: Britons on Diamond Princess cruise ship to be flown home
Only those who are well can travel, and they will be quarantined on their return, it is understood.
Coronavirus: Two passengers dead from quarantined Diamond Princess
A man and a woman in their 80s were taken off the Diamond Princess in Japan after contracting Covid-19.
Dame Julie Walters reveals shock of bowel cancer diagnosis
The actress tells Victoria Derbyshire her next film, The Secret Garden, could possibly be her last.
Cadbury egg hunt: Health campaigners celebrate end of National Trust deal
Health campaigners welcome the move as the trust says chocolate will be "less of a focus" from 2021.
Children facing uncertain future, experts warn
The World Health Organization says "radical change" is needed before it is too late
Nottingham fitness instructor 'on the pole between contractions'
Kat Bailey is pregnant with her second child and intends on continuing pole fitness until four weeks before her due date.
Heart doctors 'held back stent death data'
The trial suggested more people fitted with stents were dying after three years than those given surgery.
Small-brain link to long-term antisocial behaviour
Scans suggest people who show antisocial behaviour throughout life have some brain abnormalities.
Transgender patients self-medicating over NHS waits
One woman, who has waited over two years to be seen, said it had left her suicidal.

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