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Around one in nine people across Southampton suffer from depression – and figures reveal how rates vary across the area. Charity Mind said England is facing a "mental health pandemic" and called for a stronger Government approach to tackle the widening inequalities in care. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows 11.5% of adult GP patients across Southampton had a diagnosis of depression in 2019-20. This rate was equal to the average across England. But of So...

File photo of a woman showing signs of depression. NEW data has revealed the rate of resident in Mid and North Essex diagnosed with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows the average rate of adult GP patients across England being diagnosed with depression in 2019-20 was 11.5 per cent. In Essex, the rates were 12.1 per cent in Colchester, 11.2 per cent in Tendring, 11 per cent in Braintree, nine per cent in Chelmsfo...

File photo of a woman showing signs of depression. NEW data has revealed the rate of resident in Mid and North Essex diagnosed with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows the average rate of adult GP patients across England being diagnosed with depression in 2019-20 was 11.5 per cent. In Essex, the rates were 12.1 per cent in Colchester, 11.2 per cent in Tendring, 11 per cent in Braintree, nine per cent in Chelmsfo...

Around one in seven adults in Bracknell depressed Around one in seven people across Bracknell Forest suffer from depression – and figures reveal how rates vary across the area. Charity Mind said England is facing a "mental health pandemic" and called for a stronger Government approach to tackle the widening inequalities in care. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows 13.6 per cent of adult GP patients across Bracknell Forest had a diagnosis of depression in 2019...

Royal Navy ships are patrolling the waters around Jersey amid an ongoing row between the island and France over post-Brexit fishing rights. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation”, and Agence France-Presse reports France has despatched two patrol vessels as dozens of French fishing boats gathered near the island. Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key questions surrounding the dispute. What is the row about?  It erupted after t...

UK Parliament Have your say on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 6 May 2021 2021 Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021-22, which is currently passing through Parliament? If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill. The first sitting of the Public Bill Committee is expected to be on Tuesd...

Around one in nine adults in Tendring depressed. Stock image Around one in nine people across Tendring suffer from depression – and figures reveal how rates vary across the area. Charity Mind said England is facing a "mental health pandemic" and called for a stronger Government approach to tackle the widening inequalities in care. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows 11.2% of adult GP patients across Tendring had a diagnosis of depression in 2019-20. This wa...

What is the Jersey fishing dispute about? Updated: 06/05/2021, 5:04 pm French fishing vessels stage a protest outside the harbour at St Helier, Jersey (Josh Dearing/PA) Royal Navy ships are patrolling the waters around Jersey amid an ongoing row between the island and France over post-Brexit fishing rights. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation”, and Agence France-Presse reports France has despatched two patrol vessels as dozens of French...

In total, 244,595 of those emergency parcels were given to people in the East of England. Compared to this time five years ago, the need for food banks in the Trussell Trusts network has increased by 128 per cent. Jeanette Thompson, NHDC’s service director for legal and community, said: “We understand that families with children have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Over the past year we’ve delivered a number of projects to help them through a difficult year, including:  Su...

© Supplied by Downing St Flickr Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson’s luxury £200,000 Downing Street flat refurbishment could buy a home for most families across the UK, according to Labour analysis. New research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the party, has found that for the equivalent cost of renovations to the prime minister’s Number 11 apartment, Scots could afford an average terraced or semi-detached property. Labour’s shadow Cabinet Office minister, Ra...