Inevitably, this is likely to be perceived as gloomy news for those concerned with therapy and teaching.

He has many villages to visit with his gloomy news.

There was more gloomy news on unemployment last week.

But the needs are formidable, the resources scant and each day seems to bring more gloomy news.

But the truly gloomy news cannot be put off any longer.

But the gloomy economic news raised expectations of further cuts in interest rates, an outlook that sent the stock market to a new high.

For a start there was the gloomy news he had to pass on to Jacqui.

There appears to be no gloomy economic news on the horizon this year.

Both sank as the gloomy news soon reached the public in Italy.

And the gloomy news from the global leaders radiated south.