Alice Porter

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Alice Porter

Low-level drinking can increase your chances of cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Research conducted by the Behavioural Insights Team, on behalf of the charity Alcohol Change UK, examined the drinking habits of more than 4,000 UK adults. It found that people who consumed alcohol within the NHS guidelines had worse health than non-drinkers.

Apr 14, 2024 | news.sky.com | Alice Porter

The majority of children excluded in primary school don't pass their GCSEs in English and Maths, according to new research. The charity Chance UK looked at the long-term impact of children being excluded or suspended in primary school. The study tracked various year groups across their school lives and included data from 3.2 million pupils in England. They found that 97% of those excluded at primary school had a special educational need or disability.

Feb 12, 2024 | news.sky.com | Alice Porter

Emma has spent her whole life thinking she was a British citizen. Born in the UK to a Portuguese mother, she has only ever lived here and has a British birth certificate. So it came as a huge surprise when the 22-year-old's request for a British passport was rejected. Following Brexit, EU citizens living in the UK were offered the chance to apply for settled status. Last year, however, Emma realised she had missed the deadline to apply.

Feb 5, 2024 | news.sky.com | Alice Porter

When Bryony was held in prison, she says self-harm was "rife". The then 27-year-old - who had no criminal record - was arrested when she was having delusions she was being poisoned. After her mother's death from pancreatic cancer, Bryony (not her real name) started to develop mental health problems while she was a university student. They culminated in a psychosis where she believed there was a tapeworm in her brain which was killing her.

Jan 12, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Alice Porter |Katrina d’Apice |Patricia Albers |Nicholas Woodrow

Citation: Porter A, d’Apice K, Albers P, Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Breheny K, et al. (2024) The impact of the newly developed school-based ‘Digital Health Contact’—Evaluating a health and wellbeing screening tool for adolescents in England. PLoS ONE 19(1): e0297016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297016Editor: Juan A.