The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Woman who killed her terminally ill father walks free from court

Judge passes suspended sentence on Lisa Davenport, who smothered Barrie Davenport in 2022 in ‘an act of mercy’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

My family have paid ‘heavy price’, says mercy killing daughter

Dr Lisa Davenport, 55, smothered Barrie Davenport, 88, with a pillow at his home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in October 2022.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Emotions high as iconic town waltzes into history books

The small outback town of Winton has a history far outweighing its size, and residents have welcomed new hope following a landmark funding commitment.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

Rich Americans die younger than Europeans – here’s why

A new study has found that even the richest U.S. citizens are living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

A lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan: Noriko Hayashi’s best photograph

‘This woman was nine months pregnant but had never had a checkup. Anisa is listening to the baby’s heartbeat with a stethoscope. After foreign aid cuts, including Trump’s, she is now out of a job’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

Harry and Meghan 'felt forced to step back' from royal roles, according to court hearing

Harry and Meghan 'felt forced to step back' from royal roles, according to court hearing

Marie Claire · Apr 9, 2025

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

The consequences for a police officer who shot his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home should be a warning to other cops, prosecutors argue.

AAP · Apr 9, 2025

Army to begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for Arlington National Cemetery funerals

The Army will begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery the week of June 2

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

After decades of sex abuse complaints, a NY pediatrician is ordered to pay $1.6B to over 100 women

A New York court has awarded $1.6 billion to more than 100 women who say they were sexually abused by a former pediatrician on Long Island

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Commons return of proposed assisted dying law delayed until May

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025