Mental health charities on post-lockdown pressure and the importance of reaching out: “We don’t have a clear route to normality”

Love Island's Dr Alex George may not have found love in the villa, but he won the nation's hearts with his appearance on the ITV series and the work he's done since.

Bob Vylan have announced they are supporting Biffy Clyro on the band’s intimate ‘Fingers Crossed’ UK tour.The London punks will join the Scottish trio for the sold out jaunt which kicks off this Friday (October 29) at Liverpool University.

Leading UK documentary event Sheffield Doc/Fest has named former London and Sydney film festival director Clare Stewart as interim CEO. Stewart will steer the fest through its 2022 edition, which will run June 23-28.

Doves have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates due to frontman Jimi Goodwin’s mental health.The shows, which include their UK and Ireland tour for early 2022, have all been axed and the band and Goodwin have both issued statements elaborating on their decision to end the jaunt.“I’m unfortunately unable to commit to forthcoming Doves live dates, meaning they have to be cancelled,” wrote Goodwin.“My decision to bow out, is believe me, not something I’ve taken lightly.

Candice Brown has said her mental health has declined in light of her ADHD diagnosis in January 2020. The 2016 Great British Bake Off winner had struggled with depression before she was told she had ADHD, and is now working with psychiatrists to help her.

Sam Fender, Sigrid, Griff, Biffy Clyro and more artists have teamed up to perform a live cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Times Like These’.The acts came together for the special version at BBC Radio 1’s Out Out! Live 2021 event at London’s O2 Arena.The aforementioned artists were also joined by AJ Tracey, Bastille’s Dan Smith, Dermot Kennedy and Mimi Webb.

Ewan McGregor’s daughter was ready to strip down – under one condition. Clara McGregor told Bluebella she agreed to star in the luxury lingerie brand’s Autumn/Winter 2021 campaign because the British label is "run by women" and highlights designs "made for women and not made for them to please their partners or made for the male gaze." And it proved to be a perfect fit for the star.

Great British Bake Off ’s Paul Hollywood has taken girlfriend Melissa Spalding to Paphos — a spot he’s taken his past two girlfriends to as well. Apparently Paul has a soft spot for that area of Cyprus and has visited there on numerous occasions.This is the second holiday Paul and Melissa have been on together.

Mind and race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust partner with Sony Music UK to deliver important new findings.Sony Music UK and Mind’s ‘Young People and Racial Trauma’ will investigate the best mental health interventions for young people affected by racism.

Before his time as TV's best loved baker, Paul Hollywood studied sculpting at art school.The Great British Bake Off host is best known for his love of bread, steely blue eyes and his handshakes of approval, but Paul grew up dreaming of working with clay, not bread.The 55 year old's ambition at the time was to become an artist and he began studying sculpture at Wallasey School of Art, until his father bribed him to quit to become a baker instead.

The mental health support line run by Help Musicians has seen demand nearly double this year, the music charity has revealed, confirming the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the well-being of the music community.By the time full capacity shows returned in England in July, the UK live sector had been in virtual shutdown for nearly sixteen months, with only socially distanced shows possible during the slight relaxation of the rules in summer and autumn 2020.

The Great British Bake Off’s infamous bread week was aired on Tuesday (5 October) night and saw Italian baker Giuseppe thrive. Bakers were tasked with making a classic Italian focaccia, olive ciabatta bread sticks and milk bread.

The leading UK Film & TV Charity has launched a 12-month campaign to tackle mental health challenges facing the industry, almost two years after a shock survey found nine-in-10 screen sector workers had experienced mental health issues.

Arlo Parks has responded to a new report from UNICEF which examines the mental health of children and young people in the UK and across the world.The State of the World’s Children 2021 has been published by UNICEF this morning (October 5) and notes how the coronavirus pandemic has “raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children”.“But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long,” the report continues.

Scottish band Altered Images has announced a comeback and will release new music for the first time in almost 40 years. Singer Claire Grogan shared the news with her Twitter followers and revealed the band had recorded a new album, which will be coming out some time in 2022.