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Alice Figueiredo’s family have said it would “astound” people if they saw how families could be treated by hospital trusts in the wake of a loved one’s death.

It comes after the North East London Foundation NHS Trust and a ward manager were found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of the 22-year-old in a mental health unit.

Her sister Eleanor, mother Jane, and stepfather Max spoke to BBC Breakfast about their 10-year fight for the truth over Alice’s death.

Huge celebrations erupted at Croydon’s Boxpark after the fulltime whistle was blown at Wembley.

Ben James recreated nine of the 11 Tube lines in his interactive map, with coding assisted by AI.

Jordan Izzett, 24, has been racing London buses to train for the London Marathon.

Alex Paget will run the race as a giant pink brain to raise money and awareness of post concussion syndrome.

Golden retriever Ned helps to shape the paths in the RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden by running through plants.

Gabriel Moses’ largest exhibition yet, Selah, is being hosted in London, featuring more than 70 photographs.

Minecraft players have spent about 15,000 hours in total on the project to build London and the UK

A wildlife expert says it is “absolutely fantastic” to see an otter in such a “highly urbanised” area.

Two Met officers launched the “superhero mission” to tackle illegal Westminster Bridge gambling.

Donkeys Dora and Nora went from Kentish Town City Farm to a school in Camden.

CCTV captures the moment two shoplifters are caught by police, who were watching from the next room.

An east London knitting group has delivered handmade hats and blankets to a hospital neonatal unit.

In the ’90s, people imagined working from home would include video phones and virtual supervisors.

Partially-deaf singer James Vickery has been a fan of the south London club since he was a child.

BBC Verify’s Nick Beake explains how Europe’s busiest airport was taken out of action.

The BBC’s Charlotte Gallagher reports from Heathrow Airport which is going to be closed all day.

Mary Marson went to her first session in 2017 and now attends three times a week.

Tameka Empson reveals strange places she’s been approached by fans – and being starstruck herself.

Sophie Stone, known for her roles in Doctor Who and Casualty, is making Shakespeare more inclusive.

The moment a boxing club coach’s life was saved during a children’s sparring session.

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On a farm nestled in the Surrey Hills, young people are helping herd cows and build pens so they can be wormed.

They are spending time on Pondtail Farm in Brockham, near Box Hill, to help boost their mental health as part of the Care Farm project.

Katie Daw, the Surrey Hills Society Care Farm co-ordinator, said the scheme was boosting young people’s confidence and wellbeing, and reducing anxiety.

Ronnie, aged 17, said helping out on the farm was “like heaven on earth to me”.

“People are sleeping better, eating better, wanting to actually get up and get out of the house, which a lot of them really can’t because their mental health is so bad,” said Ms Daw.

“We take anybody that’s suffering from mental health or needs a boost with their health and wellbeing and we take them out to working farms.”

She said that sessions involve farm jobs such as “collecting eggs or tagging cattle”, depending on “what they need for their mental health”.

“It’s been really impactful, there has been a couple of participants that have looked into doing agriculture as a career,” she added.

She said it also had a knock-on effect for families and carers and could make a “massive difference”.

Ronnie, 17, has found solace on the farm and learnt new skills.

She said: “Just being around nature makes me quite a lot happier and just being here is like heaven on earth to me.

“It means quite a lot to me just being around the animals.”

Peter, who is 16, said he enjoyed “just getting away from everything” and found the farm peaceful.

Nellie Budd, from Pondtail Farm, said: “There’s always something different to do and for them to come and have a look at.

“I’ve definitely seen quite a few of them change and feel more confident with and around the animals.”

One young person would not go near the animals on their first day but “they won’t even hesitate” now, she said.

“It’s given them the confidence they need to realise that they can achieve things.”

Thea, 14, has now gained a place at agricultural college to study horticulture.

She said Care Farm had given her “a lot more confidence with people and animals”.

Bethany, who is 17, added: “I really enjoy spending time with the cows and all the different animals around.

“It’s just a good way to get out to the house and spend time in the countryside.”

The pilot scheme is backed by a £65,900 award from the Mental Health Investment Fund and the Surrey Hills Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

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Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

The trial, involving patients in Yeovil and Taunton, is looking at reducing courses of antibiotics.

Marine pilot Ian Lawrence and his family spent a year volunteering on a hospital ship.

A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor’s failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.

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People are being urged to “connect with nature” at the launch of a two-week festival to celebrate Exmoor National Park.

The Exmoor Nature Festival runs from 17 May to 1 June and features activities including nature walks, art sessions and yoga.

The organisers said they hoped participants word be “inspired to help us look after this very special landscape”.

Experts are also offering talks on topics such as fungi and bird life, while children have the chance to meet one of the park’s famous Exmoor ponies.

Festival organiser, Julie Colman, rural enterprise co-ordinator at Exmoor National Park, said: “National Parks were created to help support the Nations’ health and wellbeing and this is a real opportunity for everyone to connect with nature.

“Not only are people learning about Exmoor flora and fauna but hopefully being inspired to help us look after this very special landscape.”

Information about the different events and activities are available on the Exmoor Nation Park website, and at its visitors’ centres in Dulverton, Dunster and Lynmouth.

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Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

The trial, involving patients in Yeovil and Taunton, is looking at reducing courses of antibiotics.

Marine pilot Ian Lawrence and his family spent a year volunteering on a hospital ship.

A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor’s failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.

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A charity has called on the NHS to fund equine-assisted services which help children with their emotions and mental health.

Cotswolds-based Horses for Wellbeing helps young people develop trust, emotional regulation and confidence. Its users told the BBC being around horses helps “with a lot of things” and left them feeling “brave”.

But the service is costly and the charity’s founder and director, Mariachiara Apruzzese, said it was “heartbreaking” when people could not afford it.

NHS Charities Together has previously funded equine therapy, and other services not typically covered by the NHS budget, with public support. Its head of grants Jon Goodwin said the NHS has become “increasingly overstretched” and its budget “cannot stretch to everything”.

Ms Apruzzese said she wanted the health secretary to pay the charity a visit and witness the impact of its 12-week equine-assisted learning programmes “first-hand”.

“We need to do more,” she said. “Children and families wait years for the right support and in the meantime children are suffering.”

But a spokesperson for the Department of Health said they cannot facilitate a visit at this time.

Ms Apruzzese said watching “ground-breaking” changes in children brought about by interaction with horses was “emotional”.

In some instances, she said behaviours such as self-harm stopped all together.

She added that the NHS needs to look beyond “traditional therapies” and help organisations like Horses for Wellbeing to “reach more children before they hit crisis point”.

Having lost both parents, nine-year-old Nancy and her sister now live with a foster family.

Nancy said being with horses “helps her a lot” and she had a “giant connection” with her favourite horse Marilyn.

“I really think she knows that I have a lot of things going on and I know that she has a lot of things going on too,” she added.

Olivia arrived at Horses for Wellbeing highly anxious and selectively non-verbal but her favourite horse, Archie, helped her to start talking, her father, Asa, said.

“Since she’s been coming here, she’s gained more confidence, she’s learning how to interact with people,” he added.

“When she leaves here, she’s got a big smile on her face – it’s one of her happy places.

“The transformation, from our point of view, is amazing.”

The charity said it helps schools and families with finances where possible through public donations, grants and sponsorship.

Belmont School, a special education school in Cheltenham, has three groups of children enrolled on the programme.

The school’s pupils have complex needs and have often experienced trauma.

Its mental health lead, Kirstin Eccles, said the programme enables students to access the NHS’ five steps to mental wellbeing “all in one morning”.

She said it was “very special” to see the changes in children achieved at Horses for Wellbeing.

An NHS spokesperson said they are “seeing record demand for mental health support”, with a 60% increase in young people accessing services compared to pre-pandemic.

“In response, the NHS has significantly boosted the children and young people’s mental health workforce, as well as increased access to mental health support teams in schools so we can provide more support at an earlier stage,” they added.

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Husband and wife Akeel Nanabawa and Hannaa Vorajee died in the crash alongside their daughter Sara.

An inspectorate found issues with recruitment meant the unit hired staff with “little experience”.

A coroner pays tribute to Katie Watson, who appeared on Channel 4’s Geordie Hospital.

Felicity Keepin was at home with her mother and brother when the “freak gust” blew, a coroner said.

But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

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Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands.

More than 40 health organisations have received training and free booklets to share with people they support in the hope of boosting their well-being as part of the scheme from the RSPB and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The Nature Prescription project encourages people to connect with the outdoors at a time to suit them, an RSPB spokesperson said.

The charity said it wanted more medical staff to take part, particularly those based in Sandwell, Walsall and Birmingham.

Alexis Johnson, RSPB Nature and Well-being Officer, said she had personally benefited from connecting to nature in challenging moments of her life and was keen to share the benefits with others.

“Nature is all around us and we’re a part of it, listening to birdsong or feeling a cooling breeze on a warm day can truly lift our spirits,” she added.

The launch in the West Midlands follows successful projects in other parts of the UK since 2022, the spokesperson said.

Anne Glover, from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust, said: “We completed our training session in April and it was lovely to see how passionate and inspired everyone is.

“We have developed a fun, interactive session based on the RSPB resources to create an exciting session.

“We’ve already fully booked out the places for this August session so it’s clear to see there’s appetite.”

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City of Wolverhampton Council wants to relocate its fleet from its current Culwell Street depot.

A 15-year-old boy suffered slash injuries to his back in the attack on Tuesday, police say.

A lack of staff led to Mark Villers’ heart issue being missed on a CT scan, the coroner concludes.

Increasing costs are presenting financial challenges and its trips are on hold, the charity says.

Mildands Rail Hub bosses say details are unclear but should be “celebrated”.

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