Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC Warning – this story contains distressing content and discussion of suicide Megan Garcia had no idea her teenage son Sewell, a “bright and beautiful boy”, had started spending hours and hours obsessively talking to an online character on the Character.ai app in late spring 2023. “It’s like having […]
Alison HoltSocial affairs editor, The Old Bailey Family handout Alice Figueiredo’s family hoped lessons would be learned following the 22-year-old’s death James MelleyThe Old Bailey A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager given a six-month suspended sentence over the death of a 22-year-old woman on a mental health unit. […]
At least 31 inmates have been found dead in a prison in southern Ecuador, including 27 who had been hanged, officials say. Four prisoners were killed and more than 30 injured in clashes between rival gang members in El Oro prison in the city of Machala in the early hours of on Sunday. Hours later, […]
Getty Images Now the clocks have gone back and the evenings are darker, many of us are trudging to work and back in the dark and sometimes our mood is lower as well. We can feel more tired than normal, lack energy or find it difficult to concentrate. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or “winter depression” […]
At least seven people have died after a boat carrying undocumented migrants sank near the border between Thailand and Malaysia. Thirteen people have been rescued but dozens are missing. Malaysian Coast Guard estimate about 70 people were on board when the vessel sank near the resort island of Langkawi. The migrants were among a group […]
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil EPA Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the COP30 conferences in Belem, Brazil. The world must “defeat” climate denialism and fight fake news, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the opening meeting of the UN climate talks. In a […]
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images GP Dr David Turner no longer sees patients on a Wednesday morning. Instead, he spends that time sifting through the online appointment requests to work out what each patient needs. Last week there were 84 requests, and the week before it was more than 100. “It’s relentless – you get […]
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Alamy It’s the body’s superhighway that carries information from your brain to your major organs. You might not have a clue it exists – let alone that you might need to train it. But a quick scroll through my social media and there’s a whole array of tips on the […]
Alison Holt,social affairs editor and James Melley,senior producer Family handout Alice Figueiredo’s family hoped lessons would be learned following their 22-year-old daughter’s death Warning: This article contains upsetting details and references to serious self-harm and death Just four months after a young woman died in a London mental health unit, another patient tried to harm […]
Kate Dyson Kate Dyson started the campaign group Surge Menopause after her experiences with surgical menopause A woman from East Sussex who was plunged into sudden menopause after surgery to remove both ovaries is spearheading efforts to change NHS policy in this area. Kate Dyson, 44, from Hastings, underwent the surgery six months ago after […]