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US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady

Birth rates are falling in the U.S. After the highs of the Baby Boom in the mid-20th century and the lows of the Baby Bust in the 1970s, birth rates were relatively stable for nearly 50 years. But during the Great Recession, from 2007-2009, birth rates declined sharply – and…

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Visit of William and Kate should not paper over Royal mess in hospitals

Devastating NHS crisis will continue long after today's appearance from Prince and Princess, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo

Tokyo to offer free childcare for 2nd child

The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided it will provide free childcare for a second child aged between 0 and 2 for all Tokyo households from fiscal 2023, it has been learned.

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Chinese warned not to visit elderly relatives as Covid spreads from cities

People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infected

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North Shields family's heartbreak as boy, 10, with rare condition comes home to die

Milo Browne is at home with his family after becoming seriously ill before Christmas with a condition that has no diagnosis

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Heavily pregnant Nottingham woman fears homelessness 2 weeks before giving birth

She is due to give birth on January 24

Nottingham Post

Disabled man 'literally begging' for carers as he cannot afford to pay for level of support he needs

Imraan Adam says the authority has refused to increase his care payment package.

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Son flagged concerns weeks before mum's care home death

Beryl Ellison died after her son reported medication being hidden in her bedsheets

Liverpool Echo

Maternity care in England ‘deteriorating’ OLD REDIRECTED

The Care Quality Commission said there has been a ‘concerning decline’ in results from its maternity survey over time.

The Independent UK

Funding axed for Glasgow charity that feeds elderly 'with no one else to help them'

The charity deliver essential shopping and support services to over 200 of the city's over 65s each week, who would otherwise be unable to access shopping or other essential services

Glasgow Live

Analysis-Macron's pension reform gains risk social pain

President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age by two years may deliver meagre economic and financial gains over time, but come at the cost of infuriating unions and aggravating workers already stung by the inflation crisis.

Reuters

China: ‘Not necessary’ to dwell on Covid deaths

BEIJING: Chinese health officials said on Wednesday it was “not necessary” to dwell on the exact number of Covid deaths in the country, days after the World Health Organization criticised authorities’ approach to tallying the surge in cases there.

Bangkok Post

Nottingham man fighting in memory of his sister for people with experience of care system

Nottingham City Council has just passed a motion recognising the vulnerability of people with experience of the care system.

Nottingham Post

Hospital frozen in time after being abandoned with blood samples left on wards

Puerta De Hierro Hospital in Madrid remains largely in the same state it was when it shut, with more than 50 per cent of the hospital still filled with medical equipment

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Liverpool Echo

Parents 'struggle' after nursery announces sudden closure

Barton Day Nurseries' site in Fazakerley remains open

Daily Mirror

Man, 98, left to languish in Indian jail after no one paid £116 for his release

Ram Surat, 98, wasn’t released because no one paid a bail bond of Rs 11,500 (£116) which was mandated in his court order - Prison officials soon realised that he had no family or friends to help because he had no visitors

Daily Record

Experienced nurse adds her voice to calls to reopen Newton Stewart and Kirkcudbright hospitals

Shona Todd wants the health board to bring both back into use urgently to improve health outcomes

Wales Online

Free childcare scheme to be expanded in Merthyr Tydfil

If approved by councillors the latest expansion of the Welsh Government's Flying Start programme would benefit 88 children

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Cardinal George Pell is dead — what his legacy is depends on who you talk to

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the death of George Pell has come as a shock for many, but a clergy abuse survivor who started a petition to have Cardinal Pell defrocked in 2020 says the news will spark mixed emotions.

ABC News

Prime minister says arrangements being put in place to bring George Pell's remains back to Australia — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making arrangements to have the remains of Cardinal George Pell returned to Australia. He says a service will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral at a future date. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

AAP

Unions want to slug non-members for wins

All employees subject to an enterprise agreement would have to contribute money to a union under a proposal prompted by declining membership.

The Guardian - UK

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’ about him

Chris Parry and fellow Briton Andrew Bagshaw had been helping people evacuate from frontline

ABC News

Meet the 'Sandwich Generation' — the growing sector of women caring for their children and their parents

Coined in the 1980s, the 'sandwich generation' refers to women who are caring for their children and their parents, all while trying to have a life of their own. This cohort is growing as more kids stay at home longer and older people are living longer.

Daily Mirror

Family of British volunteer missing in Ukraine say they're 'very proud' but 'concerned'

British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, went missing while travelling in eastern Donetsk where heavy fighting has been reported, with their families very worried

Reuters

France to raise retirement age to 64 - Prime Minister Borne

The French government will put forward a draft law aimed at raising the regular retirement age to 64 from 62 by 2030, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Tuesday as she laid out its reform plans during a news conference.

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