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23 Oct 2023
Podcast ep 99 is here, originally broadcasted on @spicefm for #WorldMentalHealthDay:
* @VividRicky chats to Simon/Rosie of @ways2wellnessUK on social prescribing.
* @JllLaws of @AsylumMatters & @WestEndRefugee guests talk on refugee wellbeing.
#LISTEN:
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Fatima’s Thought of the Day: “Your journey can light the way for someone else.”
Today’s Thought:
Everything you have overcome carries wisdom and strength. By sharing your story, you may inspire someone else to keep going through their own challenges.
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Summer flowers and morning light.
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Was it a mistake not to make smacking illegal?
Researchers have described the decision not to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland as a "huge missed opportunity", pointing to evidence linking physical punishment to behavioural problems later in life.
What do you think?
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Should we replace A&E receptionists with digital screens?
The NHS wants patients to check themselves in using iPad-style questionnaires before seeing an A&E doctor, claiming it could cut waiting times and help prioritise the sickest patients.
Is this the future of healthcare?
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Is it OK to treat hospital patients in corridors?
Nearly 3,000 people are being cared for in corridors, cupboards or even car parks every single day.
Experts say patients are losing their privacy and dignity.
What do you think is the solution, or best approach?
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Are weight loss pills a step too far?
The first weight-loss pill has been approved for use in Britain, meaning the end of injections for thousands of people.
With a private prescription, you'll be able to pick them up in your supermarket.
What do you think?
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When it comes to government spending, what matters most: welfare or warfare?
The PM is under more pressure to cut the benefits bill, following the resignations of his armed forces minister and defence secretary.
Would you like to see welfare slashed to fund defence?
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Is Keir Starmer right to ban kids from social media?
The PM has announced that under-16s will be banned from major social platforms like Instagram and TikTok, including night-time curfews.
It's one of the strictest bans in the democratic world.
Is it fair?
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Jun 13
Work to start to restore river's natural course bbc.in/43utxZ1
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Our cat mayor poll had higher turnout than Brexit bbc.in/49VzIZD
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I walked the Pennine Way at 14, now at 66 I'm running it bbc.in/4uyUV36
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Heart attack survivor reunites with ambulance crew bbc.in/4xwiOuQ
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Sculpture honouring mining heritage to be unveiled bbc.in/4eqEHTv
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Final homes get mains electricity in remote valley bbc.in/4vhtM60
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Council defends mining village demolition scheme bbc.in/4vL0Y5k
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'This island is not a museum, it is a working village' bbc.in/4ouXaTJ
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Plans for restoration of historic chapel approved bbc.in/43AnxOg
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Jun 13
'I'm just Kev'
After being awarded a knighthood in the Birthday Honours, rugby league legend Sir Kevin Sinfield spoke to Sally Nugent for #BBCBreakfast about being made 'Sir Kev', running for the MND community, the 'pride' of his parents and how his great friend and Leeds Rhinos team mate Rob Burrow would have reacted
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With just hours to go until Scotland's opening World Cup match against Haiti, anticipation is building across the city that has become a temporary home for the Tartan Army.
Steven Godden reported from Boston for #BBCBreakfast where Craig Ferguson,completed a 3,000 mile charity walk from Los Angeles
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Entrepreneur Dave Fishwick, who inspired Netflix's Bank of Dave film, has hailed self-belief and determination as key to his success as he has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours list.
The 55-year-old businessman-turned-philanthropist, who made his fortune supplying minibuses before opening an independent lending company to support people following the 2008 financial crash, spoke to #BBCBreakfast
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