Organisers of an annual carnival have been told colourful BUNTING could be banned over health and safety fears. For decades Lostwithiel Carnival has hung the
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ANXIETY & DEPRESSION LINKED TO RECURRING BOWEL TROUBLE
Patients with recurring bowel trouble could be helped by mental health treatment, according to a new study. Researchers from York University have discovered a link
DOPE SMOKERS ‘MORE LIKELY TO GET GUM DISEASE’
Britain faces a gum disease epidemic because so many people smoked dope when they were younger, suggests new research. The study shows smoking cannabis can
WEAK AND UNSAFE HOARDING GAVE WAY SENDING TWO MEN TO THEIR DEATHS
An off-duty police officer and his TV engineer boyfriend plunged to their death when a weak hoarding gave way when they had a tiff, a
SCHOOL BANS BLOWING OF FINAL WHISTLE AFTER PLAY TIME
A school has banned the blowing of the final whistle at the end of play time because it is “too aggressive” and could cause alarm
BREAKTHROUGH COULD HELP IN TREATMENT OF CANCER & ARTHRITIS
We really are what we eat – at least when it comes to our immune system, according to new research. Scientists have discovered how cells
TOURISTS WARNED NOT TO FEED WILD MONKEYS AS THEY COULD LOSE THEIR FUR
Tourists are being warned not to feed wild monkeys – as it could cause their fur to fall out. A new study shows that holidaymakers
PRIVATE SCHOOL EDUCATION LINKED TO BETTER ADULT HEALTH
Privately educated children are healthier in later life than those who go to state schools, according to new research. The study shows that former private
WOMEN ‘SUFFER FROM MORE AILMENTS THAN MEN’
Women suffer more aches and pains then men and a third of the fairer sex have had to cope with FIVE or more ailments in
DOCTOR CONTRACTS ‘UNLIKELY TO SAVE LIVES AT WEEKENDS’
The new junior doctors’ contract is unlikely to decrease the number of weekend deaths, suggests new research. Experts say the ‘weekend effect’ – which apparently
TEACHER TAKES HER SON OUT OF SCHOOL SATS GAVE HIM BREAKDOWN
A teacher has taken her own eleven-year-old son out of school because he is “stressed and anxious” about his SATs – which caused him to
VIDEO GAMES CAUSE HEART DISEASE
Youngsters hooked on video games are more likely to become obese… and develop disorders such as heart disease and diabetes, according to new research. They
STUDENT OVERCAME PANIC ATTACKS BY RUNNING AWAY
A student who suffered from anxiety attacks and bouts of loneliness has managed to overcome her misery – by literally running away from her problems.
NHS MENTAL HEALTH WORKER JAILED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING VULNERABLE GIRLS
A vile mental health worker who sexually abused vulnerable underage girls after plying them with drink and drugs has been jailed – as two of
NURSE SUSPENDED FOR CALLING ELDERLY PATIENT FRANKENSTEIN
A care home manager has been suspended for four months for comparing an elderly patient to “Frankenstein or Lurch” and mimicking how he walked. Rachel
HEALTH OFFICIAL SAYS BETTING SHOPS ARE MAKING PEOPLE FAT
A prominent health official has said that it is not fast food that is the biggest cause of obesity – but BETTING SHOPS. Rachel Flowers
ACID TRIP REDUCES WIFE BEATING BY PROMOTING SPIRITUALITY
Men who drop acid or take magic mushrooms and cstasy are less likely to be wife beaters – because the psychedelic drugs gives them spirituality.
CALL FOR JEREMY HUNT TO RESIGN AT STRIKE RALLY
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas called on Jeremy Hunt to resign as she marched with more than 1,000 striking doctors and their supporters through
NEW TREATMENT TO STOP ARTHRITIS ON HORIZON
New treatments to stop arthritis or prevent flare ups in the painful disease are on the horizon after scientists discovered how the body’s defence system
LOSING VIRGINITY EARLY IN GENES
Sexually precocious teenagers are born and not made, say scientists. A study of over 380,000 people found DNA differences played a role in when they