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Students finding out their GCSE results at Priory School, Southsea.

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Portsmouth schools celebrate GCSE results

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is urging the government to take action on loud, illegally modified exhausts

Hampshire launches crackdown on "ridiculously noisy" car exhausts

The Civic Offices in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth

Council loses nearly 7,000 extra working days to sickness

The UK has the worst mental health in Europe and the third worst in the world

UK worst in Europe for mental health

The survey goes far beyond finances, with respondents feeling stressed, overwhelmed and anxious when faced with money worries

More than one in three adults have avoided asking for financial help

Jordan Williams celebrates his goal in the 3-1 win over Millwall. Pic: Paul Phelan/ProSportsImages

Portsmouth 3 Millwall 1: Jordan Cross' verdict

Poor little Rupert just wants the ground to swallow him up when the fireworks start - but calming chews seem to help

Best calming chews to help dogs through fireworks season

Scan.com UK helps you take control of your health and make wellness part of your everyday life

Take control of your health with Scan.com

Struggling for that pick-me-up the moment the clocks go backwards in 2025? Perhaps try ordering your next playlist for the Autumn months with the following acts to pick up your spirits?

The best songs to beat the Daylight Savings blues in 2025

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'Playing with fire is my therapy': Inside Portsmouth firedancing club

Real-life results: this user shared her skin journey after switching to a gentler, long-term skincare approach.

UK skin anxiety continues after summer, survey shows

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Boost energy, focus, and productivity naturally with 50p/day capsules

Composer Dr Natalie Hyacinth creates an original music track with Galaxy chocolate

This song makes chocolate taste better, according to research

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I’m a wellbeing expert: how to spot if you’re ‘quiet cracking’ at work

Not knowing how it will go on results day can be a huge source of stress

Mental health tips every student needs to know before results day

Dr Clara Doran has transformed her own journey into a breakthrough in brain health care

From GP to brain health champion: doctor turns burnout into business
When GP Clara Doran was diagnosed with MS, she didn’t slow down — she built a brain-health brand to help others keep going.
Gareth Butterfield

The long wait for results day can be a constant weight for teens

Psychologist's top tips to help students cope with results day anxiety

Seven out of 10 believe it’s easier for their male counterparts to continue playing as they get older

Only seven per cent of women play team sports, survey finds

Mikaela Shalders (bottom left) says that children with EBSA are overwhelmed, rather than defiant

What is ‘EBSA’ - and why summer is the time to prepare your child

Sometimes, exams just don't go how you might have hoped

5 tips for moving forward if your GCSE or A Level exam goes wrong

To help people become more considerate passengers, Tempcover has launched a Passenger Prince online theory test

Top 20 most annoying passenger habits revealed!

Exam stress can manifest in all sorts of different ways

7 signs of exam stress parents need to look out for

Well-meaning phrases can sometimes do more harm than good when it comes to exam stress

5 things you should never say to your child during exam season

Research of 2,000 adults who don’t own a property found 51 per cent worry they'll never step foot on the property ladder

Half of first-time buyers worry about getting on the property ladder

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

Heart disease is a leading cause of death among women in the UK

UK women less likely to seek help for chest pain and heart issues

Dr Clara Doran has turned the personal challenges we into a business opportunity

How a doctor turned brain fog into a business with a simple supplement
Discover how Dr Clara Doran created Noggin’s OOMPH, the nootropic supplement designed to boost focus, energy and brain health
Marc Reeves

Over 14,000 under 17-year-olds sought treatment for addiction between 2023/2024

Ad Feature UK teen drug and alcohol addiction is a "growing crisis", experts warn

Police are making enquiries.

Nuisance 999 caller punished after enjoying wasting police time

Nearly half of UK undergraduates face daily feelings of anxiety – the fourth highest of any country polled

UK students are struggling with their mental health, global poll finds

Baroque music and starting your day's listening a couple of hours earlier - here's some tips how to get through Blue Monday in 2025.

Explainer How morning music can help boost your mood during Blue Monday in 2025

Danny Dyer is working to launch the Pack Our Pubs initiative

Former Eastenders actor Danny Dyer lends support to struggling pubs

Dorit Kemsley of Beverley Hills Real Housewives, with Paul PK Kemsley, has opened up about her ordeal with the peri menopause

Real Housewives star on peri menopause and the supplement she loves

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5 tips to protect mental health as festive stress risks worker burnout

A poll of 2,000 parents with children aged between 10 and 20 found 85 per cent worry they will give their offspring bad financial advice

Parents worry they will give their kids bad financial advice

Shoppers are making the switch to mushroom coffee

"Making the switch for good!": Caffeine lovers on mushroom coffee

Explore the Headspace app with 50% for Black Friday

Take some Headspace: Half price subscription deal on mindfulness app

Henry Cort Community College in Whiteley. A consultation has been launch to relocate the school.

Consultation launched to move school despite residents' preference

Expedia Group unpacks the eight noteworthy travel trends for 2025 - including Detour Destinations, JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) Travel and One-Click Trips.

Ad Feature Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo reveal the top travel trends for 2025

Dobbies to launch Santa's grotto from next month

Burnley parkrun. Photo by George Webster

I'm a doctor - it's great Parkrun has got thousands more active

Baroness Helen Newlove's new report has laid bare the tragic impact that unresolved anti-social behaviour has on victims' lives.

Victims of unresolved anti-social behaviour 'suffer' for years

Becs Feek, You Counselling clinical lead, and Kieran Hobbs-Gould, You Counselling team manager (Projects), help deliver services o Portsmouth which will be in need of funding at the end of the year.

Counselling service which has had "huge" impact calls for funding help

1 in 3 Brits are scared and embarrassed of getting into a new sport

Clinical Pharmacist recommends food and drink to calm you on your wedding day - and what to avoid (Photo: Matthew - stock.adobe.com)

Pharmacist explains the most calming food to eat on your wedding day

Still from footage of William Kevin Clifford subjecting 11-year-old Tobie Orlowski to a sustained attack in which he pushed the schoolboy to the ground multiple times in the grounds of Tettenhall Wood School in Wolverhampton.

Shocking video shows teaching assistant beating disabled schoolboy

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Survey unveils how much money it takes for savers to feel 'secure'

Sam Thompson arrives at the TikTok London office for a screening of Inside Out 2 ahead of its release in cinemas on June 14

Sam Thompson opens up on his battles with anxiety and ADHD

Anastasia Morris has lost 11st 10lb and celebrated with a trip to Disneyland.

Mum celebrates 12 stone weight loss with Disneyland trip

Rebecca Sermon with her daughter, Aria, and husband Max, whose gift of a fidget ring inspired her to start a new small business.

Cancer patient calls for help in starting new business

Liam David Stratford of Avondale Road in Waterlooville pleaded guilty to all charges at Portsmouth Crown Court. Picture: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary/Chris Moorhouse.

Man who inflicted "constant shadow of fear" over woman jailed

Chris and Tamira sold their house in May and have been travelling in south east Asia with their daughters Olivia, Scarlett and Bella.

Family fed up with cost of living crisis sold home to travel the world

Virgin Media O2 will cut up to 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 to cut more than a tenth of UK workforce

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Home Bargains urgently recall “potentially lethal” product

Fiona Phillips attends Theirworld's Annual International Woman's Day Breakfast on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Theirworld)

Fiona Phillips announces she has Alzheimer’s disease aged 62