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English council may ask parents of children taken into care to pay half of costs

Derbyshire authority proposes asking for up to £113 a week for children in care under voluntary arrangements

The Guardian - UK

Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity

A lack of financial and emotional support for kinship carers could push up to 18,000 children into an already overstretched foster care system

The Guardian - UK

Coroners warn of risk to lives without urgent reform of NHS adult care

Health secretary Wes Streeting told to speed up changes as inability to free up hospital bed linked to deaths of patients

The Guardian - UK

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‘Prognosis is not an exact science’: NHS doctors consider practicalities of assisted dying

Questions raised over potential eligibility, while body representing palliative care staff opposes law change

The Guardian - UK

What have Labour cabinet ministers said about assisted dying?

The government is remaining neutral in the vote, meaning ministers will be allowed to follow their consciences

The Guardian - UK

One in four millennials keen to have children ‘say finances are putting them off’

Women in their thirties also listed their work and not having a suitable partner as reasons why they were putting off having children

The Independent UK

Common Weal: Why we won't support the National Care Service

The think tank says it cannot support the bill in its current form.

The National (Scotland)

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Bill to give 'choice at end of life' to be introduced to Parliament this month

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater calls for ‘honest and compassionate’ debate on her Bill

Evening Standard

Graves could be reused under proposals to tackle lack of space for the dead

Law Commission also suggests reopening cemeteries declared full as part of England and Wales consultation

The Guardian - UK

Rare court records show how poor women pioneered foster care in 1600s

Vital role looking after destitute children gave these women unusual degree of power for the time, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Aged care reforms may not alleviate long waiting times

The inspector-general for aged care has told an inquiry older Australians may still be forced to wait long periods to access support despite sector reforms.

AAP

Libraries and buses under threat as chancellor warned over £54bn council black hole

Huge rise in cost of adult social care, children’s services and special needs school transport is harming councils’ budgets

The Independent UK

101-Year-Old Woman Reveals Secret to Long Life: Friendship and Dancing

The centenarian attributed her long life to staying active, as she continued to take the stairs to her fourth-story apartment even into her late 70s.

Latin Times

Online GP appointments hit all time high in August, NHS data shows

Senior doctors said remote consultations are “often more convenient” for patients, but they work to ensure requests for face-to-face appointments are respected.

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The Guardian - UK

Number of centenarians in England and Wales may have hit a peak, figures show

A 0.5% decrease in people aged 100 or over is probably related to post-WWI baby boom, ONS says

The Independent UK

Warning cost of assisted dying in Scotland could be ‘substantially higher’ than estimates

A vote has reached the Scottish Parliament

Evening Standard

Prince Harry all smiles as he arrives at WellChild awards ceremony in London without Meghan

The Duke of Sussex became patron of WellChild in 2007 and has attended the charity’s awards ceremony 12 times

Radio France Internationale

Two million French seniors live in poverty: charity report

Two million seniors in France live below the poverty line, warns a charity that works to alleviate isolation amongst the elderly. It pointed to a rise in poverty, particularly among older women and people living alone.

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A new start after 60: I became a foster carer at 75 – and it has helped keep me young

Patricia Swan thought she might be considered too old to care for young children. But now she and her husband are looking after three siblings under seven

The National (Scotland)

Health Secretary Neil Gray wants to ‘complete the job’ on National Care Service

SCOTLAND'S Health Secretary is seeking discussions with council leaders after they pulled their support for flagship plans to set up a National…

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying is much more than a party political issue

If the prime minister has welcomed the debate in parliament, it is surely because he recognises changing public opinion

The Guardian - AU

Isolated, overwhelmed and hours from a psychologist: regional Australia facing a perinatal health crisis

One in five women suffer from perinatal anxiety and depression but only one in 10 receive treatment – and the risk is higher in regional areas

International Business Times

Belgian King, Prime Minister Confront Pope Over Child Sex Abuse, Forced Adoption Scandals

'Misdeeds need to be recognized,' Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said. 'When something goes wrong we cannot accept cover-ups.'

The Independent UK

Scandal-hit UK nursing regulator chief to step down following The Independent’s exposés

Chair of nursing and midwifery council announces departure, months after dammning review

The Guardian - UK

Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools

Early years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toilets

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