The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Review called after revelation that thousands of unpaid carers have been forced to repay accidental overpayments

An overhaul of the aged care sector should remove large financial penalties for individual staff who breach the code of conduct, advocates say

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

Justin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliament

Kim Leadbeater, sponsor of bill, says it will include ‘stringent’ criteria and only apply to terminally ill adults

Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia

The inquiry is calling for an independent statutory regulator to be set up for funeral directors in England to safeguard the dead

Labour is right not to be squeamish about independent healthcare firms, but Wes Streeting seems wise enough to prioritise public benefit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Forget blue zones, superfoods and hi-tech rejuvenation therapies: study after study suggests our dreams of immortality will never come true. But maybe that’s just the kick in the pants humanity needs, writes Emma Beddington