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A man accused of killing five women says he may have picked them up but did not murder them.

- Wright admits picking-up women

Health minster Ivan Lewis and mental health tsar Professor Louis Appleby both welcomed the final stages of the parliamentary passage of the Mental Health Bill as a vital step towards modern community services. [click link for full article]

- Government Welcomes Passing Of Mental Health Bill As Vital To Community Care, UK

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A newborn baby boy, said to be doing well, is left at a hospital in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.

- Newborn baby boy left at hospital

Tory MP Patrick Mercer - sacked in a row over alleged racism - is helping black army officers mentor youths.

- Race row MP helps gang project

A course which will train maternity care professionals to deal with emergency situations will be run at the University of Hertfordshire and ALSO next week.On 28 and 29 July, the University’s School of Midwifery will host a two-day Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) franchise course. [click link for full article]

- University Of Hertfordshire Improves Care Offered To Women And Their Babies

Two proteins that are implicated in autism have been found to control the strength and balance of nerve-cell connections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.The proteins, which serve to physically link nerve cells together, were discovered more than a decade ago by UT Southwestern scientists, but their function has been unclear. [click link for full article]

- Nerve Excitability Controlled By Autism-Related Proteins

Nurse morale is at a ten year low according to a new survey commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The survey shows that optimism over job security, career progression and training are at their lowest levels since 1997. The survey also highlights that more than a quarter of all nurses are still forced to take a second job to make ends meet. [click link for full article]

- New Survey Shows Nurse Morale At Ten Year Low, UK

Schools are given new guidance aimed at stopping pupils using mobile phones and the internet to bully others.

- Fight cyberbullies, schools told

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An increased number of insurers have begun to offer group dental plans that allow members to roll over their unused maximum treatment limits to subsequent years, although some require members to visit the dentist annually or more often for preventive care, the Wall Street Journal reports. [click link for full article]

- More Insurers Offer Group Dental Plans That Allow Rollover Of Unused Maximum Treatment Limits

Nazi-era board games are being auctioned this week - one with points given for ‘bombing’ UK cities. But what were British children playing during WWII?

- Dice against the Nazis