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Shafique double ton puts Pakistan in command of 2nd Test
Shafique double ton puts Pakistan in command of 2nd Test
Opener Abdullah Shafique's maiden double century and an unbeaten 132 by Agha Salman put Pakistan in the box seat Wednesday on day three of the...
2023-07-26 23:21
Shanghai Plant Burns 800 Tons of Coal an Hour to Keep City Cool
Shanghai Plant Burns 800 Tons of Coal an Hour to Keep City Cool
On a sprawling riverside industrial complex about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Shanghai’s gleaming downtown skyscrapers, a massive
2023-06-16 11:36
Passkeys: What They Are and Why You Need Them ASAP
Passkeys: What They Are and Why You Need Them ASAP
I’m sick of passwords. They’re somehow both easily guessable and hard to remember, and keeping
2023-10-24 22:09
Support with mental health issues and finances should be linked – Martin Lewis
Support with mental health issues and finances should be linked – Martin Lewis
People receiving support for their mental health should be able to “walk down the corridor” and get money advice too, consumer champion Martin Lewis has urged. The MoneySavingExpert.com founder said swift action is needed to ensure people struggling with their mental health and finances receive the support they need. He made the call as the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said there is an urgent need for more joined-up mental health and debt support. Mr Lewis, who is also founder and chair of the institute, said: “The cost-of-living crisis shows no sign of abating, and even if it does the fallout will last years. “Financial problems and mental health issues are locked together, it’s about time treatments were linked too. “We’d urge the Government and NHS to take swift action to ensure those struggling with their mental health and finances get the support they need – and cut costs for the state at the same time.” The institute argued that the reforms could save money for the public purse, by reducing demand on health services and helping more people with mental health problems to move into employment. It commissioned YouGov to survey more than 2,000 people across the UK in June about their experiences of money and mental health during the cost-of-living crisis. Nearly one in five (19%) people with mental health problems in the past two years are behind with one key bill, the survey indicated. This is around three times the 6% of people who have never experienced mental health problems who said they are behind with at least one major bill. Six in 10 (60%) people with recent mental health problems said they have felt unable to cope due to rising costs, yet only 9% have received money or debt advice since the start of the cost-of-living crisis, the survey found. The charity is calling for the Government and NHS England to provide money advice alongside NHS talking therapies – an initiative which can help people with common mental health problems. This isn't about big changes, it's a case of ensuring that when someone goes for support for their mental health, they can walk down the corridor and get money advice too Martin Lewis The charity said everyone receiving support from NHS talking therapies should be asked about their financial situation when they are initially assessed for the programme and money advice services should be located on the same site as talking therapies services. Co-locating both support services could make money advice much more accessible for people who are struggling with everyday tasks due to their mental health, it argued. Where co-location is not possible, or where people prefer telephone or online advice, professionals working in talking therapies services should actively book appointments on behalf of people, the institute said. Mr Lewis added: “For many years, therapists, mental health nurses and social workers have told us they often spend substantial, valuable clinical time helping people with their finances. It makes more sense to leave debt help professionals to do that and take some pressure off the NHS, letting clinicians focus on helping people get better. “This isn’t about big changes, it’s a case of ensuring that when someone goes for support for their mental health, they can walk down the corridor and get money advice too. Or if they’d prefer to get money advice online or via telephone, removing the stress of having to book appointments. That would make a huge difference in helping people to deal with mental health and debt issues, and to get on with their lives. “And when you throw in the potential economic gains of helping more people with mental health problems back into work, these reforms are a no-brainer.” A Government spokesperson said: “Our network of employment advisers provide money guidance to clients with depression and anxiety already receiving treatment from NHS talking therapies services. We’re working with the Money and Pensions Service to integrate further signposted sources of financial advice. “We’re investing £2.3 billion of extra funding a year by March 2024 to expand and transform mental health services in England, to treat an additional two million patients. We’ve also helped nearly two million people out of absolute poverty since 2010, and provided a £94 billion support package – worth around £3,300 per household – to help those most in need.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Why does my washing machine smell so bad? Self Esteem: The journey of self-belief is never over Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds
2023-07-18 18:33
Chicago West sweetly calls out Kim Kardashian’s cooking skills in Mother’s Day card
Chicago West sweetly calls out Kim Kardashian’s cooking skills in Mother’s Day card
Chicago West sweetly calls out Kim Kardashian’s cooking skills in Mother’s Day card
2023-05-20 02:45
Elon Musk shows off Cybertruck 'production candidate'
Elon Musk shows off Cybertruck 'production candidate'
Tesla's Cybertruck is very close to being ready for the streets, and Elon Musk wants
2023-08-24 17:07
Hulk Hogan reveals darkest moments of painkiller and alcohol addiction
Hulk Hogan reveals darkest moments of painkiller and alcohol addiction
Hulk Hogan has revealed he has previously battled a prescription painkiller and alcohol addiction, as he celebrates eight months sober. The former wrestler sat down with Muscle and Health, where he detailed his darkest time after having multiple surgical procedures to help with injuries sustained in his sport. "It got to a point where I’d recovered from the tenth back surgery, and the pharmacy would call me and say, 'Your prescription’s ready', and like a dog chasing a bone, I’d go pick it up", he said. "It feels much better to be so clear-headed." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-08-24 23:53
Russian soldiers accused of killing family of nine as they slept in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town
Russian soldiers accused of killing family of nine as they slept in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town
Russian forces allegedly gunned down an entire family of nine, including two young children, as they slept in their beds in the Russia-occupied town of Volnovakha in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk, officials in Kyiv said. Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Russian soldiers killed all members of the Kapkanets family on 27 October after the civilians refused to give them control of their house. According to the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office in Donetsk, the attackers were in army uniforms and had demanded the family house be vacated, leading to an argument. "According to preliminary information, the occupiers have killed the whole of the Kapkanets family, who were celebrating a birthday and who had refused to hand their own house over to occupiers from Chechnya," he said on his official Telegram channel. The suspects came back later as the family slept and gunned down the members, as per media reports. Mr Lubinets said that the “Russians’s bloodied hands were involved” in the killings, “just as traces of Russian torture were discovered in Bucha, Irpin, Izyum and other Ukrainian cities”. The Ukrainian Donetsk Region Prosecutor’s Office alleged multiple family members were shot while in their beds, still tucked in each others arms, according to CNN. Two children born in 2014 and 2018 were among the victims. Russian authorities have said two Russian soldiers were arrested over the killings. “According to preliminary information, the motive for the crime was a domestic conflict,” Russia’s official Investigations Committee said in a statement. The suspects were “Russian military servicemen from the Far East serving under contract”, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Donetsk People’s Republic said in a statement. An investigation was launched in connection with the murders, the committee said. Multiple Russian news channels on Telegram who have spoken to the neighbours of the victims blamed the Russian military for the deaths. “All of the neighbours are saying that the killers were in the military,” one neighbour told Astra, a Russian news channel, adding that locals in the area were scared. The Ukrainian town Volnovakha has remained under Russian control for more than 20 months after being captured just weeks after the full-scale invasion began. Read More Kyiv troops advance on two fronts as Putin’s air defences ‘struck in Crimea’ – live How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come? GOP vows to bring Israel package to floor this week – without Ukraine funding Oil prices could reach 'uncharted waters' if the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the World Bank says If Putin dies, this is what would happen in Russia Putin ally Lukashenko calls for ceasefire in ‘stalemate’ Ukraine war
2023-10-31 16:10
Internet gushes over Hugh Jackman's rare picture with older sister Zoe Jackman who he was separated from as a child
Internet gushes over Hugh Jackman's rare picture with older sister Zoe Jackman who he was separated from as a child
Hugh Jackman was separated from his sister, Zoe Jackman, at the age of eight as their parents divorced
2023-08-23 15:26
Joe Rogan reveals names of guests who make him uncomfortable on his own podcast
Joe Rogan reveals names of guests who make him uncomfortable on his own podcast
Joe Rogan says that certain guests on 'JRE' make him feel foolish and uncomfortable
2023-10-24 12:46
Exclusion zone set up around Greek military base after wildfires trigger powerful explosions
Exclusion zone set up around Greek military base after wildfires trigger powerful explosions
Authorities are maintaining an exclusion zone around an air force base in central Greece where wildfires triggering powerful explosions at an ammunition depot
2023-07-28 17:45
Man City out of the League Cup after 1-0 loss at Newcastle. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea advance
Man City out of the League Cup after 1-0 loss at Newcastle. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea advance
Manchester City seems to win every competition it enters these days except the English League Cup
2023-09-28 05:23