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Two Gold Coast junior rugby league players die six days apart
Two young boys from a junior rugby league club on Queensland’s Gold Coast have died following separate mental health battles, just six days apart. Treyvon Te Tahi Bradshaw, 13, and Kaiyah Kennedy, 12, both played for Coomera Cutters Rugby League Club, and their deaths have devastated their families, teammates and the wider community. Treyvon died…
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Whately criticises advice for graduates to claim benefits after university
Helen Whately, the Conservatives’ shadow work and pensions secretary, said young people’s mental health difficulties should not automatically prevent them from working, and criticised what she described as a growing expectation that school or university leavers would claim benefits. Her remarks came as the party made welfare reform a focus of its conference, arguing that…
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Sam Wood’s neighbours at $3,000-a-night Noosa holiday villa reveal what they witnessed before DV charges were laid – as details emerge of the multi-millionaire’s ‘mental health concerns’ in lockup
Sam Wood, a multi-millionaire businessman and former Bachelor star, has been arrested and charged with domestic violence offences following an alleged incident at a luxury beachfront resort in Noosa on Saturday night. The 46-year-old has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting, with the alleged incident occurring whilst he…
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Farage questioned over whether he should have declared £5m gift
Nigel Farage has been interviewed by the parliamentary standards commissioner as part of an investigation into whether he should have declared a £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The half-hour interview last month suggests the inquiry may be nearing its conclusion; a finding of a serious breach could lead to sanctions and, if…
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Badenoch vows £13bn disability cuts; Farage inquiry over undeclared gift
Kemi Badenoch pledges £13bn in disability benefit cuts, whilst a parliamentary inquiry concludes Nigel Farage should have disclosed a £5m cryptocurrency gift.
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Badenoch pledges £13bn in savings from tighter disability benefit eligibility
Kemi Badenoch has pledged that a Conservative government would save £13 billion by tightening eligibility for disability benefits, including for mild anxiety and routine back pain. She says people with less severe conditions should be helped into work and offered treatment, while the party presents welfare spending as a dividing line with Labour. The proposals…
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Sunny Islam to enter open prison despite continuing risk to public
Sunny Islam is set to be transferred to an open prison after the Parole Board judged that he could not safely be released into the community. The recommendation brings him a step closer to possible release, but the final decision on the transfer rests with the Secretary of State. Islam was given an indefinite sentence…
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Idaho mother charged with murdering toddler twins after blaming vaccines for deaths is having swanky trauma therapy and getting multiple video calls to family each day behind bars
An Idaho mother accused of murdering her 18-month-old twin toddlers is receiving expensive trauma therapy and frequent contact with family whilst awaiting trial in prison. Andrea Shaw has pleaded not guilty to the deaths of Dallas and Tyson on 1 May 2025, claiming they died from vaccines rather than being smothered as prosecutors allege. The…
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Lil Nas X Announces New Single, Shares Inspirational Voicemail He Received After Mental Health Rehab Stint: ‘Don’t Give Up, Never Give Up’
Lil Nas X has shared a voicemail from his late mother, Tamikia Hill, encouraging him to keep going and “walk by faith, not by sight”. The post links the message to his recovery after spending several months in mental health treatment and announces a new single, “World’s Greatest”, making the announcement a personal tribute as…
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England plans 1,000 family hubs offering early years support by 2028
The government plans to expand family hubs across England, offering parents support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies. The Healthy Babies programme is intended to give children a better start in life by bringing services such as midwives, health visitors and other family support together in one place. Health Secretary Yvette…