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Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’The number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has risen by 10% in a year, with lengthy waiting lists for regular NHS care pushing more to crisis point.There were 34,793 emergency, very urgent or urgent referrals to child and adolescent mental health services crisis teams between April and October 2024, analysis of official data by the mental health charity YoungMinds found. That compared with 31,749 in the same six-month period in 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/urgent-referrals-of-children-in-mental-health-crisis-in-england-rise Author : Andrew Gregory Health editor

Multiple calls made to triple zero before 39-year-old found critically injured outside her high-rise unit block on River Road in ParramattaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is being interviewed by New South Wales police as they investigate how a woman fell to her death from a balcony in Sydney after a number of calls to emergency services.The first call to triple zero was about 11.45pm on Wednesday, when raised voices could allegedly be heard in the background, but nothing was said to the dispatcher, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue

The raid came as pressure built on authorities to establish the cause of the Jeju Air crash, which left 179 people deadPolice in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday’s plane crash, in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said.Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed on the runaway, before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames. Two flight attendant survived the crash, the worst aviation disaster on the

Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 JanuarySign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailFijian authorities are investigating allegations Virgin Australia crew were assaulted and robbed while celebrating New Year’s Eve, as a union expressed concern for their welfare.The airline has sent support staff to Fiji amid reports three crew members were allegedly attacked while out clubbing in Nadi in the early hours of 1 January.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/virgin-australia-flight-crew-alleged-attack-fiji-police-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date :

Rise in greenhouse gases responsible for average temperatures rising to 1.46C above average, with one climate scientist saying this is ‘the norm now’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast year was Australia’s second-hottest on record going back to 1910 and the warmest for night-time temperatures, according to official Bureau of Meteorology data.The average temperature across the country in 2024 was 1.46C above the long-term average, calculated from 1961 to 1990, and was second behind the 1.51C record set in 2019.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/bom-data-2024-australia-second-hottest-year-on-record Author : Graham