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On 19th March 2024, Ayuub Al-Asad (15) from Rochdale started to experience a sharp pain in his stomach. Less than 24 hours later, he was on a ventilator, sedated, and paralysed from the neck down with no idea what caused it.  Despite a traumatic year for him and his family when his extremely rare condition went undiagnosed putting his life at risk, Ayuub is feeling positive about the year ahead: “I am looking forward to going to Stoke Mandeville where I will get will get specialised care and plan to get back to school to finish my GCSES and choose a…

A new study has curated a list of songs designed to aid insomnia   The study used Spotify data to uncover which songs are most often used to facilitate a deep sleep  Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex is the number one song for preventing restless nights  The ranking includes tracks from artists Coldplay, Bon Iver and Mitski   New research has revealed the songs most often used by Spotify listeners to fall asleep to, with Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex taking the top spot.   The experts at BedKingdom.co.uk analysed public Spotify playlists featuring terms like ‘falling asleep’ and ‘napping’ in their titles. The…