Yes, we have to keep Covid at bay, but if we can keep supermarkets open, why on earth can’t we keep social services and mental health services open? Doctors and other health and social care professionals need to see people face to face. Phone calls simply are not adequate in assessing someone’s mental health, their social situation or the risks to them or their children. The people who are in real trouble don’t necessarily have internet access or a quiet, safe place to talk. … [Read more...] about DR MAX PEMBERTON: Food shops are open — mental health services should be, too
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Toys sold by the Entertainer and Mothercare recalled over fears they could injure kids
Other recalls to look out for include one from Primark over two pieces of jewellery over fears they can cause an allergic reaction. … [Read more...] about Toys sold by the Entertainer and Mothercare recalled over fears they could injure kids
‘We used to go there every Saturday looking for cheap TVs’: Billionaire Boohoo boss’ playboy son hails father’s £55million Debenhams takeover
So far the company has only reopened a little more than about one-half of its outlets after Lockdown I and they are all closed again following Lockdown II. Its orientation towards an older market, tourists, and market-town Mill-type general products attractive to people on shopping trips has been severely hit in 2020 (and possiby into 2021 as well). The store numbers figures quoted here are on the high side and rather dated, but EWM Group has 384 Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores and other shops trading as Peacocks (479), Bonmarché (220), Ponden Mill (65), James Pringle (and other names) (88 stores) and 27 stores combining several EWM fascias. … [Read more...] about ‘We used to go there every Saturday looking for cheap TVs’: Billionaire Boohoo boss’ playboy son hails father’s £55million Debenhams takeover
At 14, I self-harmed to erase my body. But my body was not the enemy
As a teenager I didn’t have Instagram or a phone to find glossy images of femininity to compare myself with. I did have fashion magazines and sexualised young pop stars and the diet industry screaming about weight. I also had a neighbour, a girl in my class, who I’d go home with after school and we’d read her dad’s Playboy magazines until the soft porn TV channel came on at 9pm. I learned that sex meant short skirts, long legs and straight hair. Sex meant pleasing men. Sex often meant pain. … [Read more...] about At 14, I self-harmed to erase my body. But my body was not the enemy
Coronavirus: Noel Gallagher refuses to wear face mask despite UK laws
More from Covid-19 COVID-19: Calls to NSPCC child welfare hotline jump by 50% durig pandemic COVID-19: Rich 'riding out pandemic in luxury' as frontline workers struggle, says Oxfam UK COVID news live – latest updates: Hospital says average age of coronavirus patients now just 59 - amid quarantine hotel talks over new variant fears COVID-19: Vaccine programme continues to expand with 32 new centres across England COVID-19: Joe Biden set to reimpose travel ban on UK and EU over fears of new coronavirus variants COVID-19: Israel bans all passenger flights in and out of country … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Noel Gallagher refuses to wear face mask despite UK laws