If you are worried about your porn use, Ince recommends seeking out support from a qualified and experienced professional.

A registered psychologist can be particularly helpful because they may consider your mental health more broadly, “and we know that co-occurring mental health problems are more or less the rule, rather than the exception”, he says.

This was the case for Craig, who did not realise his porn use may be unhealthy until he started therapy for his mental health.

“Porn addiction was like a contributing factor,” he came to learn.

His therapist suggested he join a 12-step programme for sex addiction – a recovery model created by Alcoholics Anonymous – which he credits for his recovery.

“I didn’t necessarily find it easy and straightforward to step away from my addiction. I feel I’m in a good place now, but also acknowledge the fact it’s one day at a time.”

There is currently no central, dedicated NHS service for those struggling with their porn use – although some local services offer support, and you can talk to your GP. This means treatment will more likely come from private practitioners, support groups or online self-help.

Ince suggests doing thorough research to find the right fit for you, and cautions against using online resources which may offer generic advice.

Some practitioners will help clients towards cutting out porn altogether, while others will help people “integrate it into their lives in a way that is functional,” says Neves.

Seeking to understand any underlying factors will be a crucial part of treatment, says Hall.

There are some practical steps you can take yourself, she says, such as placing blocking software on your device.

She also advises recognising when you might feel more susceptible to using porn – which, for some, can be when you are stressed or alone – and planning ahead for what you might do instead.

But she says there should ultimately be more support on the NHS, particularly early intervention before porn can take over a person’s life.

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “It is troubling to hear accounts of individuals becoming addicted to pornography at such a young age.

“It reinforces the importance of the online safety laws we have put in place to prevent children from accessing harmful content.”

The drink will be sold only in Spar and those loyal to their drink of choice are getting ready to start buying

Drink lovers are prepping to ‘stock up’ as Spar has revealed it is the only shop that will sell Starbucks’ new autumn-favourite flavour. The convenience store has announced it will exclusively be stocking the brand-new Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino (250ml).

The new chilled coffee, brought to market through Spar’s partnership with Red Star and Arla Foods, will be available at Spar exclusively until August 19, 2026. This means that for around three weeks the convenience store will be the only place pumpkin spice lovers are able to purchase one of the coffee chain’s most exciting autumnal flavours.

Coffee lovers took to social media to share their delight about the new release, with one user commenting ‘Need to find this one’, while another said ‘Ok going to need a lot of this’. Spar says the beverage is a ‘reimagination of the iconic autumn favourite’ which ‘delivers a comforting and authentic pumpkin spice experience’.

It’s the first time the coffee giant’s iconic pumpkin spice flavour is available in a ready-to-drink, chilled format. Starbucks lovers shared their delight about the news on social media – and say they are already planning on stocking up ahead of autumn.

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One user commented: “Where’s a Spar??” Another said: “Need to find this one.” A third wrote: “If anyone goes Spar please do not leave without.”

Another person commented: “Ok going to need a lot of this.” Someone else wrote: “So I’m going to need someone to buy me 1,000 of these!!”

Trading Manager at Spar UK, Miles Keeling said: “Spar is immensely proud of our partnership with Red Star and Arla Foods. In securing this convenience exclusive together, we’re offering our customers a unique experience at Spar with a beloved flavour profile, Pumpkin Spice.

“We’re delighted to offer our retailers and national accounts this unique opportunity to drive footfall and shopper spend with this fantastic addition to our range.”

Marketing Director EMEA at Starbucks, Charlotte Oldham, says: “Pumpkin spice has become a cultural moment that signals the start of a new season for so many people, and nothing says Starbucks more than the iconic Frappuccino®. With our Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino®, we are bringing that unmistakable coffee experience into our ready-to-drink range in a way that is both delicious and unmistakably Starbucks.”

Georgia Toffolo has revealed her ‘struggle’ to deal with not falling pregnant after almost a year of trying.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, who tied the knot with her millionaire husband James Watt, 44, in March last year, has been candid with fans about their fertility journey so far.

Now, in a new update, Georgia revealed that the happy couple are still hopeful that she will fall pregnant soon.

The star said she thought she would’ve been pregnant now, and admitted it’s hard because she’s an ‘overachiever’ and is ‘so healthy.’

She said: ‘I found the first five months so much harder trying to conceive because I was like, “oh my god, like I’m not pregnant. It’s going on and on.”

‘But now I’m actually quite used to it, which makes things easier. I know that’s quite depressing to say.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, who tied the knot with her millionaire husband James Watt, 44, in March last year, has been candid with fans about their fertility journey so far

‘But also I’ve made such an effort to enjoy the life phase that we’re currently in. Every month when it rolls around and I’m like I’m going to go and do the test now.

‘I am sad, I am a little bit sad. But then after a couple of hours I say to James I’m like, ‘I’m alright now are you?’ and he’s like ‘yeah, it’ll happen’.

‘I keep saying to myself and other friends that are trying, I feel so deeply and this is me on a really good day, and just for context in the two weeks wait right now, so you know, I think that proves if you’ve ever tried to have a baby, you know that me having this sunny disposition which is a really good change by the way I’ve really struggled.’

She continued: ‘I feel really strongly that I’m going to get pregnant and we’re going to have a baby and it’s going to be really special and this has been a major lesson in patients, and not trying to control the outcome of everything.

‘I’m such an overachieve, whatever I do, I’m like, right I’m going to be the best, but you can’t do that with this.

‘I think there’s a really special baby coming. I feel it. I know how that sounds mad other people be like you’ve been trying for nearly a year love its not happening.

‘I weirdly just think we’ve got to wait and there will be some amazing reason why it hasn’t happened as quickly as I would have liked.

‘The more of my friends I speak to, it can just take time. I’m so healthy, there’s like a few remaining check that I’m going to have once we’ve been trying for a year but I just don’t want to overmedicalise it because everything that I’ve done so, looks great and what an amazing position to be in.’

In April, Georgia emotionally revealed she and James had been trying for a baby for five months – but that it ‘hasn’t happened yet’

‘Lol are you guys excited for me to come on in here in a week and say I’m having a meltdown,’ she quipped.

In April, Georgia emotionally revealed she and James had been trying for a baby for five months – but that it ‘hasn’t happened yet’.

In a clip shared to social media, she tried to keep her upset to a minimum as she said: ‘My gut has been telling me to share this, but my head has been saying no. Oh my God, I don’t know why I’m gonna get upset.

‘Something that I’ve been, like, really hiding. My husband and I have been trying for a baby.

‘It hasn’t happened on month one, month two, three, four, five. According to all the amazing doctors, that is completely normal. Who knew?

‘You only ever hear the story of get pregnant on the first try, or the second try, or it was an accident, or we’ve been trying for a very long time and it hasn’t happened for us.

‘We are in that really weird space. I just wish someone like me had come on and spoken about it.

‘I am in the two-week wait before every single symptom, or boobs, cramps in your lower tummy, they are all suggestive of two things. Number 1, that you’re pregnant, 2, that your period is on the way. And these are two entirely different outcomes. It is quite lonely.’

Continuing her video, she said she had initially taken pregnancy tests and went through the emotional ordeal without James, but now they do so together.

She explained: ‘The craziness that I have been allowing myself to be is just not healthy. One thing I really wish I hadn’t done, I kept doing the pregnancy test every month on my own, and I didn’t think that was a weird thing until James walked in and was like, what are you doing? He was like, “babe, you need to stop doing that on your own”.

‘We are doing this together. That shift for me has been so amazing, I can actually cry at the relief. And like the thing is, I really mean this, we are not struggling with infertility, we are two incredibly fortunate people.

‘We are just at that weird in-between stage. I would love to hear from people in the comments that had a very similar journey to us, that ended up with this perfect like little gift at the end, positive vibes, guys.’

She was flooded with supportive messages from fans who thanked her for her honesty.

Nestled along the coastline, just two hours from Cambridge, is a charming town with a sweeping, unspoilt golden sand beach and an abundance of classic seaside offerings

A seaside town that looks as though it’s been plucked from a postcard has one of the UK’s best beaches – and it’s just two hours from Cambridge.

As the county of Cambridgeshire is landlocked, with flat fenlands and meandering rivers, sometimes you can’t help but crave a day at the beach, especially during the summer months. With thoughts turning to a day spent along stretches of golden sand, hearing the sound of lapping waves, savouring an ice cream or chippy along a promenade, and enjoying some classic seaside fun.

Luckily for us, there’s a plethora of stunning coastlines within easy reach of Cambridgeshire, thanks to our neighbouring county of Norfolk. And there’s one town that’s well worth visiting, thanks to its picture-postcard scenes and broad, golden beach.

Nestled along the Norfolk coast, just a two-hour drive from Cambridge, is Gorleston-on-Sea. Known as a quieter escape, the seaside town has drawn visitors for its wide, sprawling beach that offers ample space, as well as its relaxed coastal charm, particularly compared to its busier resort neighbour, Great Yarmouth.

Gorleston-on-Sea offers that quintessential day out at the beach without the crowds, even during the summer holidays, all thanks to its unspoilt beach. It’s been so highly praised that TripAdvisor has named it one of the best beaches in the UK, and it’s easy to see why.

Colourful beach huts line parts of the shore, alongside a stretching promenade, that’s perfect for a summer stroll, stopping on a bench to admire the view, or for kids riding on their bikes. There are seaside cafés, ice cream stalls, restaurants and fish and chip shops dotted along the coastline, alongside traditional amusements for some quintessential seaside fun.

Aside from its expansive beach, there’s plenty to keep the kids entertained. From its bowling greens, tennis and basketball courts, children’s playground, pitch and putt, a model yacht pond, and even a children’s splashpad.

It certainly has everything you need for a beach day out, and visitors have been left more than impressed. During a visit last month, one happy holidaymaker shared on TripAdvisor: “A long, wide and very clean sandy beach to rival any in the UK. This truly is a wonderful beach to walk end to end.

“At the northern tip is the quaint, old school boating pond and a short line of amusements and takeouts, but head south to discover the quiet, non-commercial end, then walk back and enjoy some fish and chips and a drink. Highly recommended!”

A second penned: “Beautiful sandy beach. Pebbles in some areas, but mainly soft, clean sand. It was busy, but still plenty of space. Sat near the lifeguards’ station. Very family-friendly, with amusements, a splash park, and a boating lake, alongside places to eat/drink and get an ice cream. Just remember to take your chairs/parasols, etc, as there’s nowhere to hire.”

“This is an excellent beach and spotlessly clean, so a perfect place when staying nearby for a leisurely walk along the beach and up the pier, and places along the way for a drink and an ice cream too! Quite a bit of parking available as well, so a nice spot for an afternoon trip,” a third commented.

One more said: “Fantastic sandy beach, very clean with plenty of spare, good cafes, restaurants and ice cream close to hand.” Many visitors also noted the grand Pier Hotel, a three-star, family-run hotel, which is the perfect spot for a refreshment in one of its two bars, and some may recognise it from Danny Boyle’s 2019 movie, Yesterday.

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Samuel Smith’s Brewery is seeking a Pavement Café licence application for the Burns Hotel at 23 Market Street.

A photo posted on social media showing a related public notice at the site, says the application was made  on June 12. The deadline for comments was June 26.

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It is reported the brewery seeks to erect two tables with four chairs in front of the pub.

Helene Vergereau, Head of Highway Access at City of York Council, told The Press: “An application for a pavement café licence has been submitted for this venue.

“The public consultation stage is now over and a decision will be made once all the supporting information required has been provided”.

The Burns Hotel is a popular Sam Smith’s pub. It is one of ten finalists in the The Press reader competition to crown the best York pub for 2026.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded the rating of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) from requires improvement to good.   

A comprehensive inspection was carried out between April 14 and 16, with inspectors visiting nine out of 29 teams, followed up on previous concerns and covered all five key areas: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

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This follows calls from this newspaper and MPs in calling for a public inquiry into the trust which provides mental health and learning disability services for York, as well as North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington and Teesside.

Former Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last December that a statutory public inquiry would be held into the trust after numerous significant failings in its safeguarding and care, with the department adding that it is “working at pace” to appoint a chair for the TEWV inquiry.

The report- published today (August 7) – rated the CAHMS services as ‘good’ in all areas aside from safe, which is still ‘requires improvement’,  due to shortfalls in the category of ‘involving people to manage risks’.

The CAMHS service was praised by inspectors who described staff as kind, respectful, compassionate and supportive.

Most comments from carers described clinicians’ “kindness, compassion and patience,” as well as the feeling among young people that they “felt seen” and that services offered “safe spaces” to open up.

One carer said: “Each time, they consistently went above and beyond to ensure their child is listened to and felt supported.”

Another carer added: “The clinician was informed and wanted to know more about the family’s situation and that support was offered and explained with a follow up appointment arranged. They felt the process was extremely inclusive.”

Inspectors found that while many improvements had been made since the last inspection, especially around staffing and providing person-centred care, there remained a breach of Regulation 12 concerning risk assessments and documentation.

The report stated that while risk was well-managed overall, “the service did not always work well with people to understand and manage risks” and identified “significant short falls” in involving people in this process.

The report did not identify ongoing breaches in staffing or person-centred care, areas that had caused the service to require improvement in the past and said that all inspected teams demonstrated “supportive managers, positive staff relationships and a genuine commitment to high-quality care”.

Staff consistently said they felt supported by colleagues and managers, and feedback from carers and young people was positive – with staff all competing training and demonstrating strong understanding of Gillick competence and relevant legislation.

The service is also praised for using feedback to drive improvements, including a new electronic system introduced in September 2025 making use of QR codes, paper surveys, and weblinks to gather the thoughts of patients and carers.

Despite ongoing concerns about risk assessment documentation, the overall rating for specialist community mental health services for children and young people is now good, with services described as clean, well-equipped, and supportive.

Beverley Murphy, chief nurse at the trust, said: “This report shows the determination of our colleagues to improve care for young people across our communities. We’re incredibly proud of our CAMHS service and, most importantly, the dedicated staff who make a positive difference every day.

“We’re pleased that the service has been rated good overall, with inspectors recognising caring, compassionate and committed staff, positive feedback from young people and carers, and improvements in staffing, responsiveness and how teams work together.

“It also demonstrates the positive changes we’ve made since our last inspection in 2022, when this service was rated as requires improvement.  

“Alongside our partners we’ve improved access to care so young people can get help more quickly, closer to home and in ways that support them to thrive in their families and communities.  

“We recognise the areas we need to improve. The report is clear that we must strengthen the consistency of risk assessments, safety summaries and safety plans. We will take action on this and continue to focus on learning, improvement and providing safe, kind and person-centred care.”  

The council said the shop has been ‘long-awaited’

A new town near Cambridge is set to get its first shop. South Cambridgeshire District Council has confirmed a Morrisons Daily will open in Northstowe.

The council purchased a 190sqm retail unit, where the shop will be based, from Keepmoat Homes as part of the Northstowe wider development. As well as a shop, the unit will include council apartments for affordable rent as part of phase two of the development.

Councillor Dr Lisa Redrup, lead cabinet member for healthy communities at SCDC said: “This is an exciting milestone for Northstowe. As a growing new town that is still in the early stages of its development, one of our main priorities has been to ensure people can get hold of everyday essentials close to where they live.

“This new retail unit provides the town’s first shop and does just that. We’ve worked hard for a long time to make this happen – and we’re delighted to see this long-awaited facility become a reality.”

The affordable homes and retail unit form part of the Keepmoat Homes Stirling Fields development. Homes England, master developer for phases two and three of Northstowe, appointed Keepmoat to deliver the scheme.

SCDC has since completed on commercial arrangements for a tenant, therefore allowing the council to bring the first shop to Northstowe.

Councillor John Batchelor, SCDC’s lead cabinet member for housing said: “This is about creating places where people have access to the services they need close to home, while also providing genuinely affordable homes for local people.

“By delivering this unit, with a well-known food retailer, we’re situating 190sqm of retail space right next to new affordable homes. The six affordable flats above the retail unit complete our programme of 60 council homes for rent at this location, helping to ensure Northstowe grows as a balanced and sustainable community.”

An opening date is set to be announced for the Morrisons Daily shop. The shop is currently being refitted.

The incident saw the jet divert and land in London for urgent medical aid

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A mid-flight medical emergency saw a Ryanair flight make a dramatic U-turn for an emergency landing.

On Wednesday (August 5), the Limoges-bound jet, headed to western France, was forced to land in London instead after the airline said a crew member became ill on board.

The incident occurred not long after take-off from Manchester Airport. The jet safely landed at Stansted Airport to allow for aid to be given, reports Lancs Live.

The airline said that the delay was slightly less than two hours. A new crew was stood-by in Stansted, and crewed the plane on the onward leg to Limoges.

A Ryanair spokesperson said: “This flight from Manchester to Limoges (5 Aug) diverted to Stansted Airport after a crew member became ill during take-off.

“To minimise disruption to passengers, we quickly arranged for a stand-by crew to operate this flight, which departed Stansted following a brief 1hr 41mins delay.”

A spokesperson for Stansted Airport said: “On Wednesday a Ryanair flight from Manchester on route to France diverted into Stansted due to a medical issue on board the aircraft, landing safely just after 12:30.”

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