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School bereavement support to be improved in West Dunbartonshire

In an emotional meeting councillors spoke about the pain of losing a parent at a young age as they backed calls for more support.

Glasgow Live

Couple's 'life-changing' £15,000 benefit upgrade that means they can put the heating on

The work of East Ayrshire Carers Centre to support unpaid carers was put in the spotlight at East Ayrshire Integration Joint Board

Daily Record

Petition launched in attempt to save Perthshire village surgery from closure

Carse of Gowrie councillor Alasdair Bailey is hoping to give Invergowrie Medical Centre a lifeline

Daily Record

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Japan unveils fresh childcare plan but funding questions remain

Japan's government laid out a fresh plan on Friday to boost childcare over the coming three years to reverse the country's declining birth rate, a move that may lead to another big spending package and strain its already tattered finances.

Reuters

Dumfries Veterans Garden and Crichton Trust agree to work together

Both bodies met on Monday to iron out mounting issues between the two charities and to seek a way forward

Daily Record

Breastfeeding teacher 'forced to express milk in car park after no suitable room could be found in school'

“There was nothing dignified about what this teacher was forced to do.”

Belfast Live

'I want us to have sex but my new, older girlfriend seems anxious'

Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who wants to take his new relationship to the next level but can't because his girlfriend seems to be pushing him away

Daily Mirror

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Callander care home to close over staff shortage, low occupancy and cost of living crisis

Ashlea House care home, in Callander, is to close its doors as the operator, Mauricare, said the “difficult decision” had been made with “a heavy heart”.

Daily Record

Declining number of Australian children attending preschool sparks calls for universal free childcare

Data shows 4,575 fewer children were enrolled in childcare programs in 2022 compared with the previous year – a 1.3% decrease

The Guardian - AU

Charity calls for new devolved carers’ benefit to include payments for people of State Pension age

Carer Support Payment will start to replace the DWP from the end of this year.

Daily Record

'My daughter was born blue and floppy but is fighting back against lifelong challenges'

Eirwen Ansell was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two

Wales Online

Life expectancies in West Dunbartonshire some of the lowest in the UK

The UK has a shocking postcode lottery when it comes to life expectancy, with children born in some areas predicted to live 16 years longer than in others.

Daily Record

‘You can taste the grease in the air’ - The Greater Manchester postcode lottery that could mean you live five years longer

Figures show a 10-year life expectancy gap between parts of our region

Manchester Evening News

Nanyima Aged Care lifts spirits by trying to grant a wish for each Queensland resident

From riding a horse to a trip to the beach for fish and chips, an aged care facility in Queensland is asking the community for help to be able to grant each resident one wish.

ABC News

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Nottingham Post

Parents feel they can't visit their children due to 'disgusting' state of Nottinghamshire cemetery

The council says it continues to work on making improvements to the children's section of the cemetery

Daily Mirror

War hero's grave finally gets RIP inscription - 100 years after widow first asked for it

Amelia Young couldn’t afford to pay for the epitaph on her husband Joseph's gravestone - now her descendants have arranged it more than 100 years later

Tribune News Service

With coming report on abuse and a settlement with Baltimore archdiocese, victim sees long-delayed accounting

BALTIMORE — Some 20 years ago, Ross Wiest’s job took him a couple of times to Stella Maris in Timonium, where he noticed a man who lived there looking at him and smiling.

Belfast Live

Lisburn & Castlereagh councillor mums call for maternity review for staff and reps

"I would ask that any review of maternity for employees also looks at elected representatives as well."

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Manchester Evening News

Number of children in care is increasing and almost half can't find work after leaving

"It is awful to see"

The Independent UK

Care home resident, 88, surprised with switchboard she worked on 72 years ago

The team at Care UK made June Taylor a replica of the switchboard she worked on during her career as a telephonist.

Wales Online

NHS satisfaction drops to lowest ever level, survey shows

Dissatisfaction with the NHS has doubled over the past two years

The Independent UK

Public satisfaction with NHS hits all-time low, with dissatisfaction doubling in two years, survey says

Difficulty accessing services and low staffing appear to be the main reasons for the reduction

Daily Mirror

Dad of doctor who killed herself due to bullying culture at work demands change

The father of Dr Vaishnavi Kumar, who died in June 2022, has called for change after a report into the culture of University Hospitals Birmingham found failings in how the death was handled

The Independent UK

Couples could become surrogate baby’s legal parents at birth under new reforms

The proposals have been published by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.

Wales Online

Inspectors had to help patient in Welsh A&E as there were no staff there

The report found patients were at a "significant risk of harm" in the busy A&E department

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