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Perth Now
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lottie Moss felt 'ready to end it all' amid ADHD 'crash out'
Lottie Moss was "ready to end it all" during a terrifying ADHD "crash out". The 27-year-old star - whose half-sister is supermodel Kate Moss - has offered some words of support to other people living with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and how she felt during a challenging moment this week. In a TikTok video titled 'ADHD girls PSA', she said: "If you are having a crash out right now, it's going to end soon because I just had the biggest crash out of my life. "I truly wanted to end it all. I was like no one loves me, no one's ever loved me, I hate my life, I'm disorganised, I'm lazy. "It's like my brain is at war with me. I completely understand, honestly, if you're feeling the same as me right now, just know I'm feeling it too. "I know how hard it can be for ADHD girls and I think we minimise ADHD as a mental health disorder, even though it's so prominent with women. "The emotions are just so up and down up and down. I remember when I was first diagnosed I thought I had bipolar. It was that bad." For people with ADHD, a "crash out" can often occur when ADHD medications wear off, or if the person is under a lot of stress of pressure, which leaves them feeling emotionally drained and overwhelmed. Lottie admitted she can be "impulsive", and even if she realises the "repercussions" of certain actions, she sometimes finds herself doing them anyway. She explained: "I'm so impulsive, I do things without thinking. "Even sometimes when I know the repercussions of my decisions, I still will do it because the dopamine levels that that gives me to be impulsive sometimes feels so good. "Just living a calm, peaceful, girly life is actually way better." Lottie previously revealed how comparisons between herself and sibling Kate were tough to deal with when she first started working as a model but now that she has made a name for herself, it doesn't bother her so much. She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "When I started modelling, I carried it quite heavily. Now I'm just known as me... it doesn't follow me around so much. "I grew up going to LA and spending time with people who had famous parents, and it's funny-people think you have to be like that person. "You can be different from your siblings, and me and my sister are so different."
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Pick up your favourite newspapers this weekend to get 12 FREE stickers
Pick up your favourite newspapers this weekend to get 12 FREE stickers #GOTGOTNEED We've teamed up with Panini to give you the chance to get your England Lioness Official Sticker Collection 2025 off to a great start with free stickers with this weekend's Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror (Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8, 2025). You'll get a voucher inside both your newspapers to get a set of six stickers each day. These free stickers are part of the official guide to the eagerly-anticipated summer of football and features England's best women's footballing talent in sticker form. All you have to do is cut out the voucher in the newspaper and take it to your nearest WHSmith High Street store. The offer is valid until Sunday June 8, while stocks last. Let's join the England Women's squad as they look to retain their title! Coach Sarina Wiegman has brought the feelgood factor to her super-successful squad with every player learning, growing and winning together – united as a team. There's never been a better time to play for or follow the Lionesses, so get behind the team and discover everything you need to know about their journey to the top! The sticker collection features a total of 160 stickers to collect including 36 special stickers to look out for. You can kick start your collection with a starter pack, which includes an album + 5 sticker packets. So what are you waiting for? Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror this weekend. Get stuck in!
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Full cost of failed pandemic- PPE finally revealed after major fraud probe
The Covid counter-fraud commissioner uncovered the £1.4billion figure in the first phase of his investigation into wasteful Tory spending during the Covid-19 pandemic Failed pandemic-era PPE contracts cost the British taxpayer £1.4billion. The Covid counter-fraud commissioner uncovered the figure in the first phase of his probe into wasteful Tory spending during the pandemic. Some £762million is unlikely to ever be recovered, as the Sunday Mirror revealed. These failures saw substandard PPE, including gowns, masks and visors, not inspected for two years, meaning public money could no longer be recouped. Most of the wasted money went on surgical gowns, with more than half (52%) of them being non-compliant. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now urgently trying to claw back £468million that could still be recovered, which she wants to reinvest in public services and local communities. The next phase of Tom Hayhoe's investigation will look into fraud and error in other pandemic spending programmes such as furlough, bounce-back loans, Business Support Grants and Rishi Sunak 's Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Mr Hayhoe's final report is due to conclude in December. Recovery action has so far resulted in £182million being returned to the public purse, with some PPE suppliers having been referred to the National Crime Agency for suspected fraud. Ms Reeves said: 'The country is still paying the price for the reckless handling of Covid contracts which saw taxpayer pounds wasted and criminals profit from the pandemic. This investigation and plan to recover public money underlines our commitment to ensure that every penny spent during the pandemic is fully accounted for.' The Chancellor confirmed her Covid fraud crackdown at Labour 's annual conference last September. At the time, she said: 'I won't turn a blind eye to rip-off artists and fraudsters. 'I won't turn a blind eye to those who used a national emergency to line their own pockets. I won't let them get away with it. That money belongs in our police, it belongs in our health service, and it belongs in our schools.' In December, she tasked Mr Hayhoe with the job of trying to claw back lost money. The Tory Government has always insisted that it was operating in a crisis, with global PPE shortages driving up prices for kit that was essential for frontline workers. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Covid Inquiry in March: "I have been subject to enormous amounts of conspiracy theories about what went on here, when in fact what happened was so many people working as hard as they could to save lives, and they bought more PPE as a result. And therefore people are alive who would otherwise be dead."
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Gareth Thomas lays bare extent of trolling and death threats after HIV diagnosis
Gareth Thomas has revealed the heartbreaking comments he has received after opening a pub with his husband following his HIV diagnosis Former rugby player Gareth Thomas invited his family to share his debut garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, admitting his HIV diagnosis is "hard for my whole family". Husband Stephen Williams-Thomas finds he is praised as a "great man" for marrying the star. "It's like you're a faulty good," says Gareth, speaking candidly. The couple run a pub together, Ty-risha in Bridgend, but Gareth, 50, endures negative comments, including about him helping in the kitchen. "Somebody said, 'I'm not going to come there for food in case Gareth peels the chips.' And I was like, well, why wouldn't he come here? 'In case he cuts his finger.' "That's a discriminative comment, but purely just because of his ignorance and lack of knowledge." However, Gareth, whose Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma garden features at the flower show, says he remains "hands on" behind the bar. "I'm fully hands on," he says. "There's interaction with society, the bar is almost like a security. "I can pull the perfect pint, though some people actually said to me that it looked like a map of the world when I tried to do a shamrock." The Welsh rugby union star was diagnosed with HIV in 2012, and revealed to the Sunday Mirror that he had contracted the virus in an emotional interview in 2019. But he finds he endures more discrimination every time he opens up about the issue. Gareth has received death threats for his efforts to reduce the stigma of HIV, but sees his role as a campaigner to persevere. "People scream in my face - but I absorb that discrimination, and I see it as an opportunity for them to learn," he says."If somebody comes to you with hatred and you go back around with hatred, then it's never solved. "Hatred can create more hatred. If somebody comes to me with hatred and I come back with love, then their hatred is almost diminished. "And I don't want to be that person who comes back with hatred. I want to represent the community." He continues: "Sadly, we live in an environment where I have to assess my environment every day. Thank God I've got my family's support. "But I put everything into playing rugby. So I put everything into being a campaigner as I did through my rugby. I have that mentality. If you make me the underdog, then I'll come back until you make me the favourite. I want to be an example." His parents and husband, Stephen, visited his garden for a VIP event last week. Gareth said it was important for him to include running water, to replicate the effect nature had on him when he was struggling with his diagnosis. "Nature saved me when I was feeling suicidal," he said. * The Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden features at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025, designed by Manoj Malde.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Soaring numbers of Brits hooked on painkillers fuelled by online cowboys
Statistics from a support group show the number of prescription drug addicts in the UK has doubled in the past five years with a Sunday Mirror investigation finding pills are cheap and easy to come by A Sunday Mirror investigation reveals a host of deadly prescription-only tablets available for the price of a can of fizzy drink. And a drug charity's call for a crackdown on illegal sellers is being backed by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who warns that Britain is a nation in danger of 'sleepwalking into addiction'. Support group WithYou says the number of prescription drug addicts it helps has doubled in five years. Celebrities who have become hooked include England footballer Dele Alli and EastEnders star Danny Dyer. Alli, 29, told how a doctor initially prescribed him zopiclone, known as Z, for insomnia – but he ended up sourcing them 'from outside the game' as his addiction worsened and he spent six weeks in rehab. Dyer, 47, opened up on Desert Island Discs about being 'off his nut' on Valium while on EastEnders. Neither star revealed how they sourced their pills but for many this means clicking on websites which are tapping into the addiction market and selling prescription drugs with no medical supervision. Our investigation found highly addictive pills available online for as little as £1.29 a pill. They were delivered to our door in 24 hours via tracked Royal Mail delivery with no prescription, ID, age checks or health advice. Some sellers use encrypted messaging to cover their tracks. One even pretends to be an online fashion store to put authorities off the scent. One site bragged: 'We are dedicated to enhancing your wellbeing by providing trusted solutions for sleep disorders, anxiety, and pain management.' It even claimed to 'empower individuals to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives'. Within minutes we could order Valium, zopiclone, nitrazepam – known as moggies – and opioids like codeine and tramadol. One site says it ships from inside the UK and guarantees next-day delivery. But rather than paying via the website, we were emailed an order number and UK mobile number and told to message the code via WhatsApp. Immediately an encrypted payment link was sent, which directed us to an online invoice listing not drugs but clothing for the same value. A pack of Valium we ordered for £29.78 was instead invoiced as 'Diaz Wool Raydon' next to a picture of a woollen cardigan. Asked whether the garments were also available for purchase, it replied on WhatsApp: 'Please ignore, we have to change the product on the payment portal due to the nature of the product.' Within minutes we were sent a Royal Mail tracking link by email. Next morning the drugs appeared in an unmarked envelope in blister packs. The outer packaging with dosing and safety information had been removed. A GP told us the packaging, wording and branding on the blister packs as well as the appearance of the pills were identical to the ones she routinely prescribes. The doctor warned that such drugs could be counterfeit, causing further health problems. Another site was based in the UK but shipped zopiclone from India. An email from it lied: 'As part of our service, we take care of the entire prescription process on your behalf. This is not a request for approval – it is a seamless part of what we do to ensure you receive your order without delay or complication.' This time the package arrived after four days, with stamps on the envelope showing it came through customs. Disturbingly in this case, the email receipt even came with suggestions for four other drugs we 'might like' to try, including Valium. Our findings were described as 'very concerning' by Robin Pollard, head of policy at WithYou. Selling such drugs without a prescription can lead to a seven-year jail term – and the charity wants the law enforced. Mr Pollard said: 'Drug testing services have shown that drugs bought online from unregulated sources are unpredictable and can be cut with other substances. These can have variable strength, toxicity and effects. Swift Government action against illicit sellers is vital to save lives.' His words were echoed by Health and Social Care Secretary Mr Streeting, who said: 'Regulators have my full support to crack down on any services putting people in danger. Without the correct supervision, patients can be at risk of sleep-walking into addiction. Drugs which can be lethal must only be taken under medical supervision. 'Anyone suffering with pain, disordered sleep or mental health problems should seek help from a GP as a first port of call, and only take medications as advised.' Statistics from WithYou show they processed nearly double the number of referrals from patients addicted to prescription drugs last year compared with 2020. And if referral rates for the first quarter of 2025 continue, that number is set to double again by the end of the year. The charity says that shutting down illicit sellers is not enough because legitimate prescription painkillers are a big problem. One of their clients, Barry Jonas, 35, told us he was prescribed highly addictive codeine tablets 100 times before he was finally diagnosed with a rare form of arthritis. He said: 'I was first prescribed the drugs for extreme pain in my hips when I was only 14 or 15. They didn't know what was wrong with me but I was in agony so they just kept on prescribing it while they ran various tests for things that always came back negative. 'It was like they didn't know what else to do so they just kept on prescribing it and as I grew older I needed more to deal with the pain. 'By the time I was 19 I was an addict and I desperately wanted help but I was ashamed. Barry is now being treated by WithYou which wants more research into the crisis. There has been no official report into this type of addiction in the UK since 2018 when Public Health England looked into it. They revealed a quarter of adults were prescribed drugs putting them at risk of dependency every year – but it made no mention of the unlicensed trade or how many patients went on to develop addictions. Mr Pollard added: 'The Government must invest in our health services to ensure they can support safe prescribing practices. We also need easy access to drug testing services. 'There's a perception that people need to hit rock bottom before accessing support but this isn't true. Anyone concerned about medication bought online should reach out for help.' If you're concerned for yourself or a loved one the WithYou webchat at offers free, confidential, non-judgmental advice from expert recovery workers.
