The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Assisted dying bill rejected by MPs in knife-edge Commons vote

MPs have rejected a draft law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales by 270 votes for to 286 against

Evening Standard · Sep 11

MPs reject attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

The draft legislation had proposed allowing adults, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

MPs urged to ‘grasp opportunity’ as assisted dying Bill back in Parliament

Ahead of the debate around 70 MPs had put their names forward to speak on the Bill and a vote is expected to take place by 2.30pm.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Hundreds of care residents refunded for basic services

An aged care provider has paid back hundreds of thousands of dollars it charged residents for basic amenities after new guidelines came in.

AAP · Sep 10

The Guardian view on falling birthrates: cash alone cannot buy belonging

Editorial: Young people still want partners and children. Governments must address the insecurity and isolation preventing them from building families

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

'You can't use our staff': hospital debate delayed dying woman's care, coroner finds

Hospital staff argued over 'policy' while a woman lay dying.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 9

Stepson Of Norway’s King Snubbed At Royal Funeral, Hit With Bishop’s Damning Glare Amid Horrific Allegations

“Him getting out is a spit in the face of his victims.”

Bored Panda · Sep 9

Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota

The Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery are transforming 500 acres of hilly prairie land in South Dakota where they reside into a multi-faceted community project

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V

Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Senior doctors to be balloted for strike action over pay and conditions

SCOTLAND faces the possibility of NHS strikes after a union announced senior doctors would be balloted for industrial action

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9