More weddings would help Britain tackle its epidemic of loneliness, according to the Centre for Social Justice. And nothing says ‘romance’ like the offer of a cash bonusName: Weddings.Age: The first record of a marriage ceremony between a woman and man (it tended to be in those days) dates from about 2350 BC in Mesopotamia (roughly Iraq). Continue reading...

The rugby league great still bears the burden of past mental health struggles but is finding new peace in his post-NRL career workIt was a news-making episode, with a satisfying redemption arc, but Greg Inglis admits his 2020 Australian Story dubbed “Beating the Blues” offered something less than the complete picture.In it, he had told hundreds of thousands...

Lawyers for David Maurice Wise claim he only has ‘dream-like memory of planting the bomb’ but magistrate says offending ‘serious’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe man who planted an explosive device outside the home of a pro-Palestinian resident has been sentenced to 12 months in jail, despite the court being...

Poverty, discrimination, and cultural stigma around mental health are among reasons, experts sayBlack mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illnessPerinatal mental illness affects more than a quarter (27%) of new and expectant mothers across England and covers a range of conditions including postpartum depression...

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England figures highlights structural inequalities and cultural attitudes to mental health, expert says‘Stark disparities’: why black mothers are more at risk of perinatal mental illness in EnglandBlack mothers are over twice as likely to be admitted to hospital with perinatal mental illnesses than their white counterparts,...

She came into my life just when I needed her, and together we worked on our traumas. But it could not last … I’d been feeding the stray cat for months before she brought them to our door: a gang of feral and frail-looking kittens. I’d never had a pet before, and, like many people who do not grow up with animals, I perhaps lacked a certain emotional...