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Even in final years, African women endure long walks for water

Old age may bring new aches and pains, stretched savings and a perspective on life only gained by living it

The Independent UK

For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.

They survived HIV

The Independent UK

Across Africa, a shortage of care marks the end of life

Africa's population of older people is ballooning but across the continent, medical care is out of reach for many of them

The Independent UK

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Celebration and concern mix as more Africans reach old age

Fueled by advances in sanitation, nutrition, and disease response, Africa is undergoing a longevity boom, with countries like Uganda set to quadruple their elderly population over the course of just 40 years

The Independent UK

In Africa, a continent full of children, the fates of young and old are intertwined

Africa is the world’s youngest continent — but the lives of its children are intertwined with the lives of its oldest

The Independent UK

Minister grilled on 'difficult' delays to home care

Labor's been forced to defend controversial aged care reforms that would see thousands of people wait longer for placements, before a looming Senate showdown.

AAP

Minister apologises for calling assisted dying Bill ‘major Government priority’

The Labour frontbencher moved to correct ‘inaccurate information’ as the administration is neutral on the contentious legislation.

Evening Standard

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Illegal worker crackdown: Care providers fined almost £600,000 in just three months after Home Office raids

Care companies were fined between £10,000 to £210,000 for hiring illegal workers

Evening Standard

Poorer families may not benefit as 30 hours free childcare begins in England, experts say

Low-income parents ineligible for government scheme will pay more for early years education, analysis suggests

The Guardian - UK

An expert trainer recommends these 6 'essential' exercises for longevity — and you don't need weights

An expert trainer recommends these 6 'essential' bodyweight exercises for longevity, and you don't need any equipment to try them.

Tom’s Guide

Starmer hails expansion of funded childcare amid nursery workforce warnings

Eligible working parents in England can access 30 hours a week of free childcare for children older than nine months.

Evening Standard

Suddenly On Their Own At 22, And Clueless About Money — Here's the Financial Advice They're Asking For

It feels challenging to tackle the world for the first time, but those challenges can feel more difficult if you are forced to confront the world on your own. A 22-year-old college student's mother recently passed away from cancer. A co-worker graciously let the 22-year-old move in, and the original…

Benzinga

Christopher Roles obituary

Other lives: Senior figure within various charities who rose to be head of Age International

The Guardian - UK

‘Really transitional moment’: what should we do about declining fertility rates?

As fertility rate hits all-time low in England and Wales, is there cause for concern for the economy and services?

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Introducing assisted dying services ‘won’t be straightforward’, think tank says

A new report from the Nuffield Trust said ‘comprehensive planning’ and ‘adequate resources’ would be needed for such a policy to be introduced.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry to Return To U.K. For a Meaningful Event on the Anniversary of Grandmother Queen Elizabeth's Death

The Duke of Sussex said he's "privileged" to be part of the celebrations.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry 'to meet King' for first time in 19 months on return to London

Source says ‘there is a determination on both sides to make this happen’

International Business Times UK

British Airways Attendant Accused of Exposing Nursing Mom's Breasts on Flight: 'I Felt Violated'

A British Airways flight attendant has been accused of pulling down a nursing mother's top and exposing her breasts mid-flight. The passenger says she felt 'violated'.

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Kim’s husband is on a two-year waiting list for home care support. He only has two years to live

Older people living unsafely, ending up in hospital or being forced prematurely into care as the waitlist for aged care home support balloons

Evening Standard

OPINION - Want birth rates to rise? Start by making parenting easier

Half of all British adult women have delayed having a child or decided against it altogether, according to new Ipsos research – the latest indication that we are facing a full-blown population crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says

The National (Scotland)

Police rush to Glasgow primary school after man 'exposes himself'

POLICE rushed to a Glasgow school after a man 'indecently exposed himself'.

Evening Standard

Fertility rate for England and Wales falls to new record low

For a country’s population to remain stable, discounting any impact from migration, the total fertility rate needs to be around 2.1.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland sees 'welcome' increase in GPs for first time since 2019

The number of GPs working in Scotland has increased for the first time in several years ...

The Guardian - UK

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the biggest patriot of them all? It is I, Robert Jenrick

When I gaze deep into my own eyes, what do I see? An iron-willed, crime-crushing flag-raiser whose ascent to the Tory leadership is surely inevitable, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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