Trying Tourette's device was the best day of my life

The now 15-year-old says living with Tourette's affected her ability to sleep, eat, and caused her to miss school. But a wrist device developed by researchers in Nottingham helped her calm down in an "instant". Katie…

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'You're triggering me': How to understand your therapy-speak teen

Mental health experts in the UK and US tell the BBC why young people are using terms often heard during therapy sessions in everyday conversation - and give parents tips on how to better understand their teenagers.…

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Burnham's push for closer EU ties causes ripples in his party and others

On Thursday, at a gathering of European leaders in Dublin, Burnham will for the first time meet those who could prove pivotal as he sells his vision for Britain's future in the bloc. And next week, he will deliver a…

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Young people to no longer get main sickness benefit and PIP under Milburn’s welfare overhaul plan

Join today Already a member? Log in Young people would no longer be entitled to the main sickness and disability benefits under a radical overhaul of the welfare system that would see a reduction in financial support for…

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Are max strength cold and flu pills worth the money?

It's that time of year again - flu season - and you'll try anything to feel normal. But is that pricey max strength flu remedy really any better than a basic box of painkillers? "The big brands have been around for a…

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Experts give bleak prediction for UK housing market with sales set to drop to lowest level in years

Join today Already a member? Log in Housing market experts are bracing for a weaker year ahead for home sales, with transaction expectations dropping to their lowest level in over three years, according to surveyors. The…

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Sunbed adverts face crackdown over misleading health and safety claims

Join today Already a member? Log in Sunbed advertisers have been told they must not present the tanning devices as “safe” or as a treatment for medical conditions, in a crackdown on the sector by a watchdog. The…

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Bus driver shot dead in south London was 'in wrong place and not intended target' say police

Read our privacy notice . An innocent bus driver shot dead outside a pub in south London was in the wrong place at the wrong time, police say, as detectives release new CCTV footage in a bid to track down his killers.…

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Women in the media industry join Government minister in voicing NDA concerns

Read our privacy notice . A Government minister has called for the use of non-disclosure agreements ( NDA s) to be reviewed, as women in the media industry speak out about the use of the so-called gagging orders. Women…

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Cost of Noah Donohoe inquest to public purse revealed

Donohoe was 14 when he went missing from his home in Belfast in June 2020 and was found six days later in a culvert on the other side of the city. Eyewitnesses, who were the last to see him in the vicinity of the…

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