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Department for Transport extends Blue Badge scheme
The Department for Transport has announced that it is extending the Blue Badge scheme so that more people with ‘invisible’ health problems, such as autism and mental health problems, can now apply. The Blue Badge scheme offers accessible parking for people who find travel difficult, allowing them to park closer to their destination than other drivers. Until now, it was only physically disabled people who were eligible for Blue Badges because of the barriers they face when it comes to...
How your SME can bridge the cyber security skills gap
There is currently something of a crisis that has the potential to affect every business across the UK – there is a shortage of individuals with expertise in cyber security. This cyber security skills gap is serious; it has been predicted that the worldwide need for cyber security jobs is expected to reach 6 million jobs by 2019, but that only 4.5 million people will have the necessary skills and qualifications. Here are some important ways that your business can...
Dementia patients living in care homes are given just two minutes of social interaction a day
Yet spending just ten minutes with them boosts their mental wellbeing
Bile acids could prove unusual tool in battle to prevent cocaine addiction
Researchers found that the unlikely substance, released by the liver to help fat absorption, also alters the brain reward system – and can reduce the high addicts get from the Class A drug
Watch – 76-year-old gran’s 62hr wait for bed in crisis-hit heatwave A&E
Shocking images show a 76-year-old gran being forced to sleep on chairs in a crammed A&E department. Jacqueline Hickson, 76, waited a staggering 62 hours for a bed after she was rushed to hospital with breathing problems. Bosses at Glan Clwyd Hospital, in Rhyl, north Wales, say the heatwave has caused a spike in patient demand. Mrs Hickson's daughter Janine Foden was so outraged she filmed her mum struggling to get some rest in the packed A&E department when she...
Sleep shopper spends hundreds of pounds in his sleep
Mark Doyle suffers from narcolepsy -- a rare brain disorder that causes him to suddenly fall asleep at any time.
Guru who spent almost 20 years living as silent hermit has left forest to travel the world to teach people yoga
Vijay Gopala spent 17 years living in meditative silence - where he almost never spoke - and contemplated life from his shack in the middle of an Indian forest.
Cannabis really does damage the brain even if it is medicinal
it causes long term memory loss - which has implications for dope smokers and those who use the drug to combat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain
Seeing other people’s holiday snaps online makes us sad, research suggests
Nine in ten Facebook users admitted to feeling low when they see friends travel posts.