Researchers find overall percentage increase from 0.06% in 2000 to 0.11% in 2019 although safety in children not fully established The proportion of children and young people prescribed antipsychotics in England has nearly doubled in just two decades, prompting concern among some experts. The powerful drugs are often used to treat major mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, in adults. They can be associated with serious side effects such as sexual dysfunction, infertility, and weight gain

Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 December Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow. Scotland Yard confirmed its counter-terrorism team was investigating after the contaminated material was discovered as part of a routine security screening. Continue reading… ​Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 December Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border

Chris Parry and fellow Briton Andrew Bagshaw had been helping people evacuate from frontline The family of one of the two British men missing in Ukraine have said they are “very worried” about his disappearance. Chris Parry, 28, was last seen on Friday with fellow Briton Andrew Bagshaw, 48, heading to the town of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine. Continue reading… ​Chris Parry and fellow Briton Andrew Bagshaw had been helping people

Zholia Alemi allegedly forged qualifications despite failing medical degree and was paid up to £1.3m by NHS A “most accomplished fraudster” was paid between £1m and £1.3m by the NHS during the nearly two decades she posed as a qualified doctor after forging a degree certificate, a court has heard. Zholia Alemi, believed to be 60 years old, worked as a psychiatrist in the UK for 19 years after claiming to have qualified at the

Advisers say biological tests carry physical and mental risks and cannot predict age precisely Plans to use X-rays to check the age of children seeking asylum could put them at risk of harm from radiation and cause distress, official government advisers have warned. The scientific advisory committee tasked with considering changes to the assessment of people who have crossed the Channel and are suspected of lying about their age, also told ministers and officials no