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Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care

The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional conduct

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Residential care costs could blow out to $7b a year

Unless there is immediate reform, residential care for vulnerable children could cost taxpayers $7 billion a year, the leading safety body warns.

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Huge drop in UK work visas handed to foreign nurses and carers following rule changes

There were over 182,000 work related visas granted in the year to June - a 36% drop on the previous year, Home Office data reveals

Evening Standard

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The longevity race: Could we really live to 150?

Tech billionaires are betting their fortunes on living longer — and the science is getting us closer. Claire Cohen reports

Evening Standard

‘Mountain to climb’: how Labour is facing a crisis in youth unemployment

The government is adding an extra year, and an extra £45m, to its scheme in England to help people find work

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Ministers call in plans to close Dundee school

Scottish Ministers have called in plans to close a primary school in Dundee ...

The National (Scotland)

A Financial Professional's Take on Long-Term Care Insurance: Buy or Not?

Unless you have about $6,000 burning a hole in your pocket every month, you should make a plan in case you need long-term care. Luckily, you have options.

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Highgate cemetery drops controversial maintenance building in £18m revamp plan

Grave owners at north London cemetery, where many well-known figures are buried, fear ‘ploy’ by its management

The Guardian - UK

Parents face £10k childcare bills as council blocks cross-authority funding

FAMILIES have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a flagship Scottish Government…

The National (Scotland)

Wolverhampton council rethinks plan to introduce premium on wider graves

The fee, which critics had branded a ‘fat tax’, would have seen a cemetery charge an extra 20% for a 6ft-wide plot compared to the standard 5ft

The Guardian - UK

Scottish 85-year-old pens scathing letter to Keir Starmer over immigration rules

A SCOTTISH woman has written a scathing letter to Keir Starmer over the impact of the new immigration rules ...

The National (Scotland)

NHS Fife 'broke the law' claims equalities watchdog amid Sandie Peggie tribunal

NHS Fife has been accused of breaking the law by the equalities watchdog amid the ongoing Sandie Peggie tribunal.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's population reaches record high of 5.5 million people, figures show

THE population of Scotland has reached a record high, new figures show ...

The National (Scotland)

Family welcome inquest into death of boy sent home from A&E

A coroner has begun an investigation into the death of Yusuf Mahmud Nazir eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.

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Record proportion of A-level students get top grades in England

Of more than 1.1m entries, 28.2% gained A or A* and 9.4% gained A*, though regional variations remain

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'Standard practice': summiteers play down Treasury leak

Experts believe there's still hope for reform at an upcoming productivity roundtable after Treasury recommendations arising from the summit were leaked.

Evening Standard

London children among 13 killed after falling out of windows, shocking NHS study finds

Family of Aalim Makial Jibril, five, complained to Newham Council before his death

Evening Standard

Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Robert Bush was charged after an investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ sites in Hull.

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The Independent UK

NHS announces big change to how expectant mothers access maternity care

The change aims to free up tens of thousands of GP appointments

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NHS official admits ‘what we did wasn’t enough’ for 14-year-old who died under care of mental health hospital

Mental health units for most mentally unwell children across the country struggle to staff wards, admits official

AAP

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

A police officer who was suspended after killing a 95-year-old aged care resident won't push ahead to don his blue uniform again.

Evening Standard

NHS to recruit nurses and midwives before vacancies arise in new jobs boost

Trusts will be able to employ new staff based on projected need rather than current headcounts.

The Guardian - UK

Elderly people being excluded from medical research in UK, charities warn

The exclusion of older people from research due to arbitrary age cut-offs could stall the development of life-saving treatments

The Guardian - UK

Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban

Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstance

Evening Standard

Stanley knife left in Kensington nursery picked up by child sparking urgent safety probe

The knife was found by one child who then passed it on to another before it was handed over to a member of staff

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