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Last week heralded the arrival of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s third child. Once again the media camped outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London to see a glimpse of the latest royal baby to push Prince Harry further from the crown and admire Kate’s ability to look as though...

In a worrying new phenomenon, a record number of people have been picking an Uber instead of calling an ambulance for their chosen method of transport to hospital. These revelations originate from a study by the University of Kansas, but with the UK’s national target for ambulance waiting times...

We are facing an epidemic in mental illness amongst young people. The reasons behind this are vague, vast and complex, yet there are two key issues that stand out when approaching this intensifying crisis: delayed diagnosis and intervention, and the ever-present stigma surrounding mental ill health. The government made...

The campaign trail had been ignited; the bid had begun. Nottingham had declared itself a candidate in the 2023 race to be named European Capital of Culture. Social media accounts had been created; banners adorned the square; time had been sacrificed; money had been invested. And then came the...

On the return to university, many of us were met with new posters brandishing every telegraph pole in Lenton, threatening a £70 fine for drinking in the streets. Authorised officers are now permitted to confiscate alcohol from anyone within the designated area: failure to surrender your drink and you’re...

The independently-executed, ironically-named Thriving at Work report has revealed that many of us – 300,000 to be exact – are definitely not thriving in the workplace, and instead are losing our jobs due to mental illness. This is a lose-lose situation: employers are failing to keep their colleagues healthy,...

‘Clean eating’. ‘Cheat day’. ‘Guilty pleasure’. These are just some of the terms that have infiltrated our everyday language and become the new norm. Yet beneath the greatly edited, insta-worthy snaps of smoothie bowls, and selfies capturing beautifully toned bodies, there lies a dangerous phenomenon that is controlling and...