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The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost

Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

When a loved one was dying in India, the advice I gave to my family was not what they expected

As his body faltered, he was fed by a tube, hydrated by a drip and pumped with powerful drugs. But he needed love and pain relief

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2024

Aged care homes accused of ‘short-changing’ Australians as nearly two-thirds fail to meet care-minute targets

Study finds providers making profits off government funding despite falling short on mandatory care targets

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2024

Michael Mosley’s widow aims to ensure legacy after public response to death

Dr Clare Bailey says husband ‘would have been gobsmacked’ at reaction from fans of his work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Police took 19 hours to attend Sydney home of elderly man who died shortly after their arrival

Neighbour worried about 85-year-old asked NSW police to check on him at 5.45pm but officers didn’t enter Bankstown home until midday next day

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Why is Congress filled with old people?

It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2024

'I'd never felt at home until I moved here': Ashley James on living in Battersea

TV presenter and radio broadcaster Ashley James on why her patch of south-west London is the first place she has felt at home in the city

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024

NHS patients raising safety concerns too often ‘fobbed off’, says commissioner

Dr Henrietta Hughes said focus on budgets had led to substandard care and dismissal of legitimate fears

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

She was put in a body bag and sent for embalming while still alive. Her horrified family wants answers

EXCLUSIVE: Janet Balducci was about to be prepared for burial when funeral home workers realized their “cadaver” had a pulse.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024