Gambling’s mental-health toll: 1,345 flagged for high suicide risk More than 1,300 people seeking help for gambling-related problems were identified as being at high risk of suicidal thoughts in 2025/26, with unmanageable debt, financial distress and mental-health challenges compounding the crisis. The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) identified 1,345 people with a high suicide-ideation…
Gambling harm: 1,345 help-seekers flagged as at high risk of suicide ideation IOL Read the original article here
Gambling harm: 1,345 help-seekers flagged as at high risk of suicide ideation IOL Read the original article here
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has met University of Nairobi vice-chancellor, deans and student leaders to discuss the institution’s growth The meeting followed an Auditor-General’s report that classified the institution as technically insolvent The university says it is exploring property leasing, increased student enrolment, research funding and revived commercial ventures to raise revenue Harry Ivan…
Gambling crisis: 1 345 help-seekers identified at high risk of suicidal thoughts IOL Read the original article here
Marcus & Millichap reported that apartment construction is down 50% from its 2023 peak and industrial projects are down 60% from 2022, while a new Preferred Partner Program addition, Defease With Ease | Thirty Capital, brings defeasance, interest rate hedging, and yield maintenance support to its platform. The combination of a thinner construction pipeline and…
Debt-relief is ‘in the British interest’, says Ed Miliband The Church Times Read the original article here
HM Revenue and Customs needs to continue its efforts to get more productivity out of its staff and systems, the National Audit Office said (Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive) (PA Archive) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) faces an increasing problem of older tax debts which are harder to collect, according to a spending watchdog. The National Audit…
Background to the report HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) administers the UK’s tax system. In 2025-26, HMRC collected £938.8 billion in tax, which can then be used by the government to fund public services. When taxpayers fail to make their scheduled payments for their tax liabilities, the overdue amounts are recorded as tax debts. At…
Four years ago, Oregon hospitals were under fire from state authorities and patient advocates. Hospitals, critics said, had made it too hard for patients to apply for and receive help paying their bills. Within months, the state enacted a sweeping law that required hospitals to proactively screen patients and give financial aid to those who…