Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade | Mental health
In the UK, the number of children admitted to acute care wards due to serious mental health concerns has increased by 65% in 10 years, with research revealing an alarming spike in girls self-harming in particular. Doctors treat around 40,000 children with acute mental illness in general wards each year, up from around 24,000 a […]
India v England: first men’s T20 cricket international – live | Twenty20
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In other news, India is without multi-generational, multi-format talent Jasprit Bumrah due to injury. In fact, only four players in the current eleven started in last year's T20 World Cup final: SKY, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh. But India's […]
Jos Buttler says England boycott of Afghanistan fixture ‘not the way to go’ | England cricket team
Jos Buttler believes England should play Afghanistan in next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime's treatment of women. A group of more than 160 MPs this month signed a letter to England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould to consider boycotting the match against Afghanistan […]
Australia v England: third Women’s Ashes one-day cricket international – live | Women’s Ashes
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 7 overs: Australia 31-2 (Healy 7, Mooney 4) England have no slips. This reflects Hobart's pitch being a bit sticky and stagnant. Just before his dismissal, Perry mistimed his lofted drive and went wide, only to clear just over mid-on. New […]
Doctors to speak out against changes to proposed assisted dying law in England and Wales | Assisted dying
Doctors are poised to oppose proposed changes to assisted dying laws that could ban doctors from performing procedures on patients. The British Medical Association will give evidence to a committee of MPs scrutinizing Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill, which if passed would mean that doctors would be more careful in providing assisted dying to their […]
Joe Marler to lead talks with RFU and clubs on England players’ welfare | Rugby union
Joe Marler has revealed he has been appointed to lead discussions between the Rugby Football Union and Premiership clubs over the welfare of England players, claiming the Test star has been “neglected” so far. . Marler, who ended his career with England at the autumn internationals and retired permanently in November, has been appointed to […]
Jimmy Anderson to put Lancashire before England after signing one-year deal | Jimmy Anderson
Jimmy Anderson says a move to Lancashire will take priority over coaching opportunities with England this summer after agreeing a new one-year contract to play in the County Championship and T20 Blast. The 42-year-old has been working as a consultant coach for England since his forced retirement from Test cricket last summer and will be […]
Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’ | Housing market
Sellers in England and Wales made less than £100,000, or just over 40%, on the sale of their homes last year, the lowest return in a decade, according to estate agent Hamptons. It was the second consecutive year of decline in terms of cash profits since the market peaked in 2022, when average profits reached […]
Women’s Ashes: Australia v England, first one-day international – live | Women’s Ashes
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 5th place Against: England 22-1 (Beaumont 2, Knight 9) Garth runs toward the giant fig tree and spreads his arms behind Healy. She started wide and finished the ball which Knight played in and missed. Meanwhile, Knight picked up a four […]
Cold weather health alert extended for England with -20C possible | UK weather
The Amber health warning for all of England has been extended until Tuesday as temperatures are expected to continue to fall over the weekend. UK Health and Safety Executive extended the warningThis means that the impact of the cold weather is likely to be felt across health services. “This weather can have a serious impact […]