Mental health

A collage which shows black and white clippings of a group of women wearing swimming costumes looking on at a group of men in swimming trunks collectively lifting something up against a red, blue and yellow background (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld)

What social hobbies taught me about friendship

Journalist Molly Gorman tested which hobbies are best for meeting new people – and discovered surprising facts about how and why we bond as a species.

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Future

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Richard is standing in a workshop looking at the camera, he has glass on his face, a grey sweatshirt and is wearing a dark blue apron.

'Men's Shed gave me companionship after wife died'

Richard Brewerton is a member of Reading Men's Shed and says the group gives him a social life.

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Berkshire

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A painting of a bridge with four arches underneath it stretching across a river, with streetlights dotted along the top. There is a silhouette in the background of a skyline and a church. There are red and orange branches on the left, and brown branches on the right. The sky is streaked with blue, orange, purple and pink.

Hospital trust launches local art campaign

The public are being asked to submit photos of their artwork showing local landscapes.

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Hereford & Worcester

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a man in a hoody with his arms crossed across his chest and his eye cast downward. He seems to be listening to another man, whose back, in a blue shirt, is in the foreground. They are in an office setting with houseplants on the shelves.

Large rise in NI universities' mental health spending since Covid

Figures received via FOI requests reveal an average over 40% increase in the amount of money allocated.

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Northern Ireland

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Why men are so unhealthy - and what can be done

Men are more likely to die prematurely than women - and worse at seeking care when they need it.

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Health

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A man stands in a workshop. He is holding up the deck of a skateboard which he appears to have just taken off a pile of other skateboard decks. Behind him is a large, wooden workshop table with his designs on. In the background there are lots of wooden shelves.

'I wasn't going to let what happened define me'

A former skateboarder who survived a rare-autoimmune disease has kept his passion for the sport alive by turning old decks into sculptures.

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Bristol

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Boy in brown t-shirt, blonde hair and wearing a watch. He is smiling and stood in front of a sign at Land's End pointing to John O'Groats. There is sea and grass as well as a white building behind him.

Inspired teen's dream run along length of UK

A teenager has begun his attempt to run the length of the UK for a mental health charity.

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England

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A head-and-shoulders image of Claire Driver, wearing a navy hooded gilet, standing in front of a block of flats. She looks angry or upset.

Mental health services need to improve - coroner

An inquest finds more could have been done to prevent the death of a mentally ill woman.

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South Yorkshire

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Young woman with shoulder length dark hair

'I've been scarred by social media'

The 20-year-old says the apps consumed her life and affected her ability to concentrate on tasks.

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Jersey