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Blackpool replaces Glasgow as area of Britain with lowest male life expectancy

Glasgow had recorded the lowest life expectancy for males in set of estimates since 2001.

Evening Standard

First registered private gender clinic for young people in England ‘outstanding’

Gender Plus was set up and is run by staff who previously worked at the now-shut NHS Gender Identity Development Service (Gids).

The Independent UK

Up to 300,000 children could be missing out on education in England, thinktank suggests

EPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of school

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The Guardian view on social care: reformers must reclaim the initiative

Editorial: Labour pledged ‘deep reform’ of this flawed and complex system. A royal commission could shape a consensus

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Covid campaigners criticise Wormald’s promotion to Civil Service top job

Sir Chris Wormald will leave his role as the senior official at the Department of Health and Social Care to become the new Cabinet Secretary.

Evening Standard

New plan would ‘transform’ end of life care for 100,000 in England and Wales

Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support following assisted dying vote

The Guardian - UK

Beryl Lichtenstein obituary

Other lives: Nurse who co-founded the Bracken Trust, a charity that supports those affected by cancer

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Assisted dying bill for England and Wales: what amendments are likely to be proposed?

Improving oversight and addressing slippery slope concerns are among the priorities of the bill’s critics

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott raises fears GPs will find it cheaper to promote assisted dying

MP says what terminally ill people ‘really’ need is access to hospice care and proper end-of-life care

The Guardian - UK

Costs of assisted dying 'will be examined at next stage', says minister

A historic vote on Friday means assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales.

Evening Standard

MPs who backed assisted dying Bill suggest concerns could see them change stance

On Friday, MPs voted 330 to 275, majority 55, to approve Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.

The Independent UK

US Financial Advisers And Lawyers Reveal The Best Age To Write A Will—Here's Why And How

Although people wait until middle age to start thinking about wills, experts believe they should get one drafted upon reaching legal age, which is 18 for most US states

International Business Times UK

French influencers call on followers to break blood donation record

Two social media influencers are aiming to help draw in a record number of blood donors in Paris this weekend.

Radio France Internationale

MPs across divide call for better palliative care after assisted dying vote

Layla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and Wales

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Evening Standard

Senior MP ‘worried that vulnerable people will get swept up’ in assisted dying

A historic Commons vote on Friday means that assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales.

The Guardian - UK

Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it

Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients

The Guardian - AU

‘Historic step’: what the UK papers say after landmark vote on assisted dying

Newspapers across the board cover the historic vote prominently, but with some more enthused about the outcome than others

Evening Standard

‘Still a lot of work to do’ on assisted dying, says Leadbeater

Sir Keir Starmer was among the majority of MPS to support the proposed legislation.

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IVF clinics brace for Christmas rush after sudden rebate change in NSW

‘Abrupt’ announcement will affect many women who have been planning their conception journeys to begin in early 2025, provider says

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the assisted dying debate: a first hurdle cleared – many more lie ahead

Editorial: MPs advanced the proposed bill. With ethical dilemmas and practical safeguards under scrutiny, challenges still remain unresolved

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill backed by MPs despite most in London voting against

Of London’s 75 MPs, just 28 voted in favour of the assisted dying bill

The Guardian - UK

Girl, two, who drowned in bin in London was failed by council, coroner finds

Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa

The National (Scotland)

MSP behind Scottish assisted dying legislation ‘confident’ after Commons vote

THE MSP behind the Scottish Bill to introduce assisted dying has said he is "confident" colleagues will back his bill in Holyrood,…

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill: What happens next?

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will face further scrutiny and votes in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

How did party leaders and ministers vote on assisted dying?

MPs voted by 330 to 275 to back the proposals, a majority of 55.

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