The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

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Kiplinger · May 9, 2025

Plaque and memorial garden to mark scandal of Britain’s forced adoptions

Women, adoptees and relatives expected to attend two events at locations of two former unmarried mothers’ homes

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Mothers of patients of suspended surgeon seek meeting with Health Secretary

Ms Kuldeep Stohr, who specialises in paediatric surgery, was suspended earlier this year from her role at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Veteran who lied about age to join up tells of ‘relief’ at learning war was over

Don Turrell, 99, forged a letter from his parents to enlist in the Army underage.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Church of Scotland to take neutral stance on Scottish assisted dying bill

Campaigners welcome church move making it first major denomination in UK to adopt neutral position

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

‘The best is still to come’ – Wes Streeting promises sweeping NHS improvements

The Government has announced £100 million to refurbish and expand GP surgeries.

Evening Standard · May 6, 2025

‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?

First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

Long A&E waits for people who have paid into NHS all their lives ‘appalling’

A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are enduring very long waits.

Evening Standard · May 6, 2025

More than 1m older people in England waited over 12 hours in A&E last year

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleys

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Oldest patients facing longest waits in A&E as doctors say system is ‘failing our most vulnerable’

The ‘degrading’ treatment of the elderly is being called ‘an alarming threat to patient safety’

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025