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Mysteries of electroconvulsive therapy

Many experts stand by ECT as an effective tool in treating some mental illnesses. But few can agree on how it works

Salon

Streets polluted by plastic and toxic chemicals in plague of discarded single-use e-cigs

MIRROR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Single-use vapes are also posing a significant health threat to wildlife, sea life and birds as they contain materials and poisonous substances including plastic, lithium and nicotine

Daily Mirror

Britain's roadside shame as pictures reveal 'tsunami' of litter thrown by lazy motorists

Clean Up Britain founder John Read has described the country's roadsides as 'disgusting' and like the 'Wild West' when it comes to authorities' grip on litter louts

Daily Mirror

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Pictures show 'tsunami of rubbish' alongside our roads and motorways

Campaigners say this shows why littering fines need to increase to £1,000

Wales Online

Informed consent for antidepressants

Letter: Dr John Read says people should be told of potential negative effects when these drugs are first offered to them

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of thousands more women than men prescribed powerful anti-anxiety drugs ‘harder to come off than heroin’

Exclusive: ‘It was like living in a chemical haze and I couldn’t remember what was happening from one hour to the next. Night became day. Day became night,’ says woman

The Independent UK

Schizophrenia explained as expert debunks common myths and misconceptions of mental illness

While Schizophrenia is a common mental condition, it is still widely misunderstood and stigmatised.

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What is schizophrenia? Common myths and misconceptions around the mental illness

In England, approximately one adult in every 100 lives with a schizophrenia diagnosis. Despite this, there are several myths and misconceptions surrounding the mental health condition

Daily Mirror

Brain damage claim leads to new row over electroshock therapy

Experts divided on effectiveness of ECT and concerned by overuse in women and the elderly

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of women given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks as mental health treatment in England

Exclusive: Figures fuel calls to ban or suspend use of electroconvulsive therapy on NHS

The Independent UK

The North in Numbers - Fly tipping: A tsunami of waste sweeping our region

Reports of fly-tipping in the North were 15% higher in 2020/21 than in 2019/20

Manchester Evening News

Voters in Horsforth say who they voted for and why on polling day

Labour is currently in charge of Leeds City Council

Leeds Live

City council accused of backing out of anti-litter campaign in row over tobacco giant's money

Marlboro cigarettes maker is behind Clean Up Britain's drive to stop smokers dropping cigarette butts

Bristol Post

Foxes and cats are knocking out Australia's wildlife with a devastating one-two punch

Cats and foxes are killing more than 2.6 billion mammals, reptiles and birds every year in Australia, and more species will be lost if we don't ramp up pest control, experts say.

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Outback transformed by summer floods after record rainfall in South Australia's north

While flooding has wreaked havoc in parts of outback South Australia, damaging roads and rail tracks, it has also turned usually parched patches of earth into lush, green landscapes.

ABC News

ACT the only Australian jurisdiction where cat management program trap, neuter, return is legal

A controversial method of managing cat populations is well underway in the ACT, despite being banned in every other Australian jurisdiction.

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