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‘I get really upset when I visit’: the harsh reality of life in a high-security hospital in England

Everything about the bleak, remote facility for mentally ill people is forbidding, says Jan Neate. "I get really upset going there," she says. "Even though I really want to see Jake, visiting is an ordeal." Jake, 45, is…

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed

The "threshold of regulation" (TOR) exemption currently allows dangerous compounds to be used without review in food contact materials, such as packaging or processing equipment, if they are not carcinogenic, and are…

Can We Keep Britain Working and Learning? FE Soundbite Edition 868

We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership articles from sector influencers and thought leaders across FE and Skills this week on FE News. Gavin’s Reflective…

Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr , the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. At an anti-vaccine conference last month…

NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics

The loss of specialist personnel to the private sector has already forced one NHS trust in England to limit access to its neurodevelopmental service to only the most urgent cases. The brain drain of psychologists…

Insurance model is no substitute for the NHS | Letter

This would still have provision for free treatment at the point of need, but people would pay through insurance systems, and they would choose the level of cover they've got. Those models deliver far better outcomes for…

Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists

The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday that Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be executed by firing squad on 3 December. Officials later confirmed…

Autism, ADHD and mental health review: What you need to know

The review, commissioned by then-health secretary Wes Streeting 10 months ago after saying young people were being "over-diagnosed" and "written off", could have major implications for NHS services, the benefits system…

From the workplace to pop culture - why how we view women's anger is changing

From the "mental load" women carry to sexism in the workplace or - worse - violence against women, Galea says "we don't realise how much we accept and how much we close our mouths". But now she says she simply lets it…

Student filmmakers shine at North Wales horror festival

Four films produced by Coleg Cambria students were selected for screening at the fifth Phantasmagoria Horror Film Festival in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham. The Student Showcase opened the three-day festival at George Edwards Hall…