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The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Population aged 90 and over hits new high as more men live to old age

The figure has jumped 54% in 20 years.

Evening Standard

US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don’t see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline

The Independent UK

Deaths of three newborn babies could have been avoided, Scottish judge rules

Inquiry recommends hospital alert system after staff failed to act on warning signs of difficult births

The Guardian - UK

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UK life expectancy yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels

The estimates continue to reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Evening Standard

Why we need to stop playing the 'age card' and be kind to ourselves

Why midlife women really do have to stop telling everyone, all the time, that they’re ‘getting old’

Woman & Home

My late husband’s care home owes me £10,000 and won’t pay

The council took over the costs for his care and sent the provider a refund for five months of fees I’d paid. But it isn’t passing it on

The Guardian - UK

Life ‘harder than five years ago for over-60s due to more online services’

Some 38% of over-60s surveyed for Age UK said they believed the shift to online services was ‘ageist’.

Evening Standard

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Tory councillors accused of 'sowing fear and creating division' with asylum leaflet

A REFUGEE charity has challenged a leaflet distributed by Conservative councillors aiming to “sow fear and create division”, stating locals have…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish patients having to rely on decades-old equipment, says Labour

Figures obtained by the party show NHS Grampian is currently using an X-ray machine that is 27 years old.

Evening Standard

Pope’s message for children gathering outside hospital to pray for him

The ailing pontiff has acknowledged his young well-wishers

The Independent UK

Want the biological age of a teenager? The rise of longevity retreats

What if that long weekend in Spain could help you to live for a century? From Thailand to the Swiss Alps, here are some of the best longevity escapes on the market

Evening Standard

Options for Retirement in Portugal

For individuals contemplating retirement abroad, Portugal is a prime destination.

Kiplinger

UK GPs body drops opposition to assisted dying and moves to neutrality

Royal College of General Practitioners opposed legalisation for 20 years, but changes stance after member survey

The Guardian - UK

WATCH: Police Fire at Elderly Woman as Argentina Faces Violent Protests Over Pension Cuts

Footage of police firing at an elderly woman during a protest in Argentina has gone viral as protests against the government's economic policies grow in size, particularly in response to pension cuts.

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Give nurses, midwives more scope to free-up healthcare

Empowering nurses and midwives to work to their full scope would free up GPs and hospitals to ensure patients get efficient care, peak bodies say.

The Guardian - US

Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows

Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infant

International Business Times

Hospitalised Pope Marks 12 Years In Job With Future Uncertain

Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but with his health casting a shadow over his future.

Evening Standard

New estimate ‘shows scale of exploitation on Wild West care visa route’

More than 39,000 workers were associated with sponsors who had their licences revoked in recent years.

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Evening Standard

MPs’ committee votes to scrap High Court judge approval in assisted dying Bill

Proposals have been made to instead establish expert panels of senior legal figures, psychiatrists and social workers to decide on applications.

Evening Standard

‘Philomena’s Law’ tabled to help survivors of mother-and-baby homes

The proposed legislation aims to remove the risk of survivors living in Britain losing access to benefits if they claim compensation.

The Guardian - AU

Woman whose baby died at a Sydney hospital waited 50 minutes after emergency caesarean was called, staff say

Exclusive: Staff say category-one emergency caesarean was called at privately run Northern Beaches hospital but mother gave birth vaginally almost an hour later

The National (Scotland)

Scottish baby death rates 'some of the highest since records began'

THE infant death rate in Scotland in the last quarter of 2024 was one of the highest since records began 10 years ago, according to new data ...

The Independent UK

‘This is not going to last long’: Pope Francis predicted short papacy, early death

Evening Standard

‘You’ve got a willy, so you’re a man’ – Transgender case tribunal barrister

Barrister Naomi Cunningham said gender legislation had given her a ‘a good war’.

The Guardian - UK

Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout

Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

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