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Voices: ‘Have more children’ is simplistic and idealistic – who can afford to start a family, minister?

COMMENT: As education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests that young people should have more babies, Victoria Richards says it has a nice ring – but the government must do one little thing first…

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson says she wants more young people in UK to have children

Education secretary says she hopes new nurseries will make it easier for those who want children, after ‘worrying’ fall in birthrate

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson urges Britons to have more children amid ‘worrying’ birth rates

Official data shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023.

Evening Standard

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People having IVF should get time off work for appointments, say UK campaigners

Report finds more than a third have considered leaving their job due to the physical and emotional strain

The Guardian - UK

About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September

Sites will accommodate 4,000 children as part of ministers’ plan to improve childcare, Bridget Phillipson to announce

The Guardian - UK

NSW police declare critical incident after protest – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Downing Street’s radical plan for the NHS: shifting it from treatment to prevention

Despite the evidence health prevention works, successive governments have done little in this area until now

The Guardian - UK

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The '8-Year Rule of Social Security' — A Retirement Rule

The '8-Year Rule of Social Security' holds that it's best to be like Ike — Eisenhower, that is. The five-star general knew a thing or two about good timing.

Kiplinger

Bereaved urge ‘truth’ as Covid inquiry shifts focus to care homes

Matt Hancock will appear on Wednesday for a full-day session to face questions during a module set to last five weeks.

Evening Standard

NHS keeps patients away because they are an inconvenience, new boss admits ahead of shake-up

Failing to listen to public frustrations could mean the end of a national health service, warns Jim Mackey, as Labour prepares to unveil its 10-year plan for the NHS next week

The Independent UK

Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want?

With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.

Evening Standard

A clear set of actions is needed to improve NHS maternity services

Letters: Families devastated by failings in maternity services deserve nothing less, writes Saffron Cordery; plus letters from Ann Pearson, Zoe Green and Simon Gibbs

The Guardian - UK

Son Of Norway Princess Suspected Of Three Rapes

The son of Norway's crown princess is suspected of three rapes and nearly two dozen other offences, Norwegian police said Friday, handing the case to prosecutors to decide whether to press charges.

International Business Times

Brazil announces compensation for dictatorship victim Vladimir Herzog

The Brazilian government has acknowledged its role in the killing and cover-up of a prominent journalist in the 1970s.

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'Nonsense': cop's jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

Evening Standard

Battle of Arnhem veteran becomes MBE days before 100th birthday

Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

The Guardian - AU

South Korea births surge to fastest rate in a generation

Number of babies born in April rises to 20,717 at a year-on-year rate last seen in 1991, though overall fertility rate remains below replacement levels

The Guardian - UK

Starmer pushes back at Streeting doubts over budget for assisted dying

PM says aim is to deliver legislation ‘in all its aspects’, after health secretary argues end of life care should be priority

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Evening Standard

PM ‘confident’ on assisted dying law despite Streeting’s ‘no budget’ warning

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting voted different ways on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Immigration resulted in great bonds born of adversity, wit and steely resolve

Letters: Paul McGilchrist reflects on the fraternity between Caribbean and Irish nurses and Veronica Edwards recalls how West Indian women saved the day

The Guardian - AU

‘Cruel joke’: tax concession drives donations to Australia’s richest private schools and must stop, critics argue

Eleven private schools received more than $3m from donors in 2023, topped by St Aloysius’ College in Sydney with $9.1m

The National (Scotland)

Children's care service threatened with closure after 'serious concerns' raised

A CHARITY that works with children in Fife has been told it must improve or face closure after “significant and serious” concerns were raised in…

Evening Standard

Over 66 million euro issued to mother and baby home survivors

The Irish government is expected to start an awareness campaign to encourage more people to apply for redress.

The Guardian - UK

Big fall in support for struggling families in England, charity says

Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on maternity care failings: Wes Streeting’s new inquiry must learn from past mistakes, not repeat them

Editorial: The health secretary deserves praise for trying something new. But links between poor care and overstretched staff must not be avoided

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