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Three in four women unaware menopause can trigger new mental illness, poll finds
Royal College of Psychiatrists says impact on mental health often overlooked and calls for improvements in care
Nearly three-quarters of UK women do not know menopause can trigger a new mental illness, polling shows.
This lack of understanding is so acute that the Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched its first targeted “position statement” to raise awareness about menopause and mental health.
Continue reading...Trump vows to continue attacks on Iran, says more US troops ‘likely’ to die
Nine dead in missile attack on Israel as Iran strikes region
UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran
Keir Starmer says decision was taken amid increasingly reckless Iranian actions, as Liberal Democrats demand parliamentary vote
The UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, Keir Starmer has said.
The UK has so far not been involved in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, but in a recorded statement on Sunday evening, the prime minister said that Iran’s approach was becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk, leading to the decision to allow the US to use two of its military bases.
Continue reading...Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
Starmer faces greater quandary over ‘special relationship’ after Iran attack
PM is in diplomatically precarious position of declining to endorse US strikes while also refusing to condemn them
It was perhaps naive of No 10 ever to position Keir Starmer as a “Donald Trump whisperer” capable of persuading the unpredictable US president to step back from reckless decisions.
The “special relationship” has been under severe strain in recent months over the UK’s decision to give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and the refusal of European countries to back Trump’s play for Greenland.
Continue reading...Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East
About 200,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regime
The Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the Middle East escalates, with many travellers currently stranded in Dubai.
Keir Starmer said on Sunday that about 200,000 British people are in the region, on holiday or otherwise travelling across the Gulf. He urged everyone in areas targeted by Iranian strikes to register with the Foreign Office to receive advice, with about 94,000 doing that so far.
Continue reading...Delroy Lindo thankful for ‘love and support’ after N-word incident at Baftas
Lindo speaks out after man with Tourette syndrome shouted slur while actor was on stage with Michael B Jordan
British-American actor Delroy Lindo expressed gratitude for “the support and love” he and Michael B Jordan have received after a man with Tourette syndrome (TS) shouted the N-word as the two men presented a Bafta award.
“We appreciate all the support and love that we have been shown,” Lindo – who, like Jordan, is Black – said on stage at the annual NAACP Image awards in Los Angeles. He called it “a classic case of something that could be very negative becoming very positive”.
Continue reading...Huge fire at Bahrain port home to US Navy’s Fifth Fleet
Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran – PBS
- Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran PBS
- Asia airline stocks drop while energy shares rise as Iran conflict escalates CNBC
- Air travel chaos intensifies as airports remain closed, flights canceled amid Iran war CBS News
- Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid pandemic The Guardian
- How travel is disrupted by a sudden war CNN