Mental health

The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial

Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.

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Chairwoman appointed for mental health trust board

Jackie Craissati says she wants to continue the trust's efforts with "developing and improving" services.

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A group of men and women, who are all wearing gym clothing, are gathered together in a dance studio for a photograph.

The dance group helping with addiction and mental health struggles

The dancers are preparing to perform a sold-out show at the Royal Opera House in London.

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Children in a classroom, with their backs to the camera. They are sitting at desks with pencils, seeming to write on paper in front of them.

How to talk to your kids about back to school nerves

Schools are due back soon - and here are some tips for handling back to school anxiety.

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A head and shoulders image of a woman wearing a blue vest while smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in front of some trees.

'I tried to take my own life, then ran the coast of Britain'

Megan Boxall, 33, from Thorpeness, on running 200 marathons in 204 days for Samaritans.

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Norman Lamb sitting on the red sofa in the BBC Look East studio. He is looking off to the left in the direction of the presenter who cannot be seen in the picture. He is wearing a white and blue checked shirt with a navy blazer over the top.

Ex-health minister calls for mental health rethink

Lamb tells the BBC he wants the system to treat people in crisis with kindness and dignity.

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Jerry Sanders-Carr is standing in front of some of his flock of sheep. The grass is parched and he is wearing a baseball cap and a white shirt with brown and blue checks. There is a dark cloud in the sky in this selfie.

Farmers grieving over bluetongue urged to talk

Bluetongue has hit farmers hard and they have dreaded seeing the impact on their livestock.

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An illustration of an older man in a blue shirt and tie with a seagull standing on his head points to a mirror and laughs at himself (Credit: BBC/ Emmanuel Lafont)

The perks and pitfalls of laughing at yourself

The history of self-deprecating humour is riddled with contradictions. Now, researchers are finally beginning to understand the nuance of the real impacts of poking fun at ourselves.

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A man in his 30s with short dark hair and a close cropped beard, wearing what appears to be running gear - a black t-shirt and shorts - and has a large back pack in brown and yellow camouflage pattern. He is smiling and holding a flag or banner with Climbing Out spelled out in green and yellow letters. He is standing on a Tyne and Wear Metro Platform, next to a train.

Trainee Metro driver takes on six endurance events

Ex-police officer John Loraine is raising funds for a charity which brought him back from the brink.

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