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As this month we observe Mental Health Awareness Week, it would be well worth especially praying for our young people. The Children’s Commissioner for England has recently warned that our nation’s children are still facing a mental health crisis, following the isolation and loneliness of the pandemic. And now, Dame Rachel de Souza warns that...

 Have you hit a pothole and damaged your car yet? If not, it is probably only a matter of time. Despite TWO MILLION potholes being filled over the past year (the highest number since 2015) the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) is now warning that our roads are crumbling to ‘breaking point’. According to the AIA’s...

Speed cameras and Moses The government wants to improve your teeth Strict bedtimes could make children’s brains ‘bigger and healthier’ Children using dangerous drugs for weight loss Don’t hesitate to use hearing aids The pet crisis< Do you remember your own Pin number? ** Editor: David Pickup, a solicitor, considers driving…. Speed cameras and Moses...

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (1 Timothy 2:2) It is not often you get Moses and the local...

Fluoride is to be added to more of our drinking water, to help improve the nation’s teeth. It is part of the new NHS Dental Recovery Plan, the biggest expansion of the health measure since the 1980s. At present, only five water companies add fluoride to water in the UK. They are mainly in the...

A family routine and a strict bedtime could help your child develop a healthier, bigger brain. On the other hand, a disruptive family life with poor sleep patterns could mean your child has slower brain development, poorer cognitive function, and below average academic achievement. Those are the findings of a new study from Colorado State...

Nearly five per cent of young boys and girls took diet pills or laxatives in the past year.  When considering just girls alone, the figure leaps to ten per cent. Researchers found that young girls were also more likely than boys to use over-the-counter drugs, which “do not work, are dangerous, associated with unhealthful weight...

Here is something you didn’t expect: using hearing aids if you are a bit deaf can be of great benefit to your overall health. Crystal Rolfe, director of health at the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) said: “Hearing aids bring enormous benefits for people with hearing loss. Research shows that wearing hearing aids...

More than half of us in the UK own a pet.  That is 17 million households. But we are abandoning them at an alarming rate. The RSPCA warns we are offloading our animals at “unmanageable levels,” and stretching their welfare services to the limit. The turning point was the pandemic. Stuck at home during lockdown,...

Nearly one in five of us can’t.  We are so used to paying by contactless that when we have to withdraw cash or type our PIN into a card reader, our minds go blank. ‘Contactless’ payments hit a record high last year. A staggering 93.4 per cent of all in-store card transactions up to £100...

Court room drama Thanking two kinds of Mother on 10th March Where is the most generous place in the UK? What do you think of the weather forecasts?  Rules of living well after 60 The consequences of turning down a social invitation ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor, considers the wisdom of going to court....

 ‘And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well…  If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles… love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…’  (from Matthew 5) I love a good courtroom drama. Some of us will remember the television series...