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    People will be able to check whether their partners have been domestic abusers under new legistlation. Clare's Law which is named after a mother who was murdered by her ex is set to be unveiled tomorrow. Prime Minister Theresa May will announce the move as part of a host of legal reforms, The Sun on Sunday reports. George Appleton, 40, strangled 36-year-old Clare Wood, from Salford, and set her on fire after they met online. Ms Wood was oblivious to the fact that he'd served a three-year prison sentence for harassing another woman. The reform that bears her name can be used by both sexes and encompasses 'economic' as well as physical abuse. Economic abuse is when abusers use money or access to transport to control their victim. The law also makes way for the ap...

    I was 11 when my parents separated. A “bad age”, people sometimes say, in that sagacious tone, when the topic comes up. It rarely does any more, because to have divorced parents is unexceptional these days. A “broken home” (file this term in the glossary along with “bad age” and “child of divorce”) leaves an indelible mark on a person, we are told. Yet alongside the many false assumptions peddled about the impact of absent or single parents on childhood, there are also pieces of research about divorce that are worthy of our attention. The latest, from the Institute of Education, suggests that parental separation is more likely to harm the mental health of children if they are aged at least seven when the split occurs. It looked at 6,245 children and young people in t...

    A sex deathbed. A dry spell. A sexless marriage. A dating drought. Whatever you want to call a dip in sexual frequency, most of us have had the anxiety-inducing thought that perhaps we're not having enough sex, and that's a very bad thing. Divulge this information to some well-meaning, honest friends and they might warn you that a dry spell is a sign that there's something wrong with your relationship, and you better figure it out before it's too late! But does this extremely common relationship phase really mean that you're doomed? In other words, can a relationship survive without sex? The answer depends on a few factors, namely: how long you've been in this relationship and whether or not you're both cool with the lack of sex, says Lisa Brateman, LCSW, a relation...

    Common medicines are in increasingly short supply according to reports from pharmacists who warn they are being forced to pay over the odds to secure drugs for their patients. While shortages occurred two years ago, some experts warned that preparations for a no-deal Brexit including government directions to key drug manufacturers to stockpile a six week supply may be pushing up prices. Experts said the chaos in Westminster could mean patients, hospitals and other parts of the supply chain might also be stockpiling medicines something the government has urged against. Gareth Jones, from the National Pharmacy Association, told the BBC: Uncertainty over Brexit appears to be a significant factor. There are now 80 medicines, including blood pressure drugs, antidepress...