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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

The Guardian - UK

'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.

AAP

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

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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.

Evening Standard

NHS announces big change to how expectant mothers access maternity care

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

One ‘Rarely Seen’ Relative Is Set To Become Princess Kate’s ‘Secret Support’

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I’m a 61-Year-Old Widow Who’s Dreading Retirement, But I Can’t Work Forever. What’s My Move?

Retirement can be a gloomy prospect without a partner to share it with. We've asked the experts for their take on approaching this new chapter with confidence.

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We can and must do better on end-of-life care, says Royal College of Physicians

The college said the Government must develop a public campaign on end of life and palliative care.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - US

Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK

Maureen Watson obituary

Other lives: Literacy and numeracy teacher in the prison sector and a community volunteer in the Lake District

The National (Scotland)

Council fined £80,000 after 'preventable' death of care home dementia patient

A council has been fined following the “preventable” death of a dementia patient who went missing from a care home during the night.

Evening Standard

Council fined after ‘preventable’ death of care home dementia patient

Allan MacLeod disappeared from his bedroom at St Brendan’s Care Home in Castlebay, Barra, and was found injured about four hours later.

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Resident doctors agree ‘window for negotiations’ with Streeting

It follows a five-day strike, which took place from July 25-30.

Evening Standard

Irish president meets Princess Royal at his official Dublin residence

Anne last visited the Aras an Uachtarain in 2004.

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity

Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in public

The Independent UK

Japan’s oldest person, aged 114, reveals the ‘greatest asset’ of her long life

Retired physician Shigeko Kagawa didn’t retire until she was 86

Radio France Internationale

Women GPs outnumber male counterparts for first time in France

Half of the doctors practicing in France are women and more than half are GPs. This is to according to data from France's national statistics agency published this week.

The Guardian - US

A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected

Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts

The Independent UK

An Ohio couple welcomes a baby boy from a nearly 31-year-old frozen embryo

Linda and Tim Pierce have welcomed a baby boy using a 30-year-old embryo

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