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Biggest independent children’s care providers in England made £300m profit last year

Fee income for 20 largest operators – many private equity-owned – soars as councils struggle to meet costs

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: one in three jailed pregnant women in England and Wales still to face trial

New data on prisons has added to calls by campaigners to end custodial sentences for expectant mothers

The Guardian - UK

Want to live to 116? The secret to longevity is less complicated than you think

Good humour, a positive outlook and staying away from toxic people is more important than genes, ice baths or spartan diets

The Guardian - UK

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Rise of the trout pout teens: How thousands of under-18s fell for Botox and filler

As reports suggest English teenagers are travelling to Wales and Scotland to get around a ban on non-surgical cosmetic tweaking, Olivia Petter speaks to experts about what might be causing the terrifying boom in underage injectables

The Independent UK

Delays, rows and legal challenges: inside the stalled new NHS gender identity service

Guardian analysis reveals chaotic efforts to open two units offering new treatments to children with gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK

Your forties is the perfect decade to have your first child – I’m living my best life

The number of women becoming first-time mothers in their forties has increased in recent years, says Charlotte Cripps – and it’s a great age to get the baby bottles out

The Independent UK

Nursery places and wraparound childcare plans announced

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he wanted all schools to be able to offer care either side of the school day by September 2026.

The Independent UK

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Australia’s taxes ‘inadequate’ for ‘adequate services’, former secretary of finance warns

Michael Keating to call for revenue review at Australia Institute summit as Labor provides update on multinational tax avoidance

The Guardian - AU

Chicago-area retiree opens her home to migrants — ‘new family members’ — stuck at police stations

Elaine Pierce, an Oak Park resident with terminal cancer, opened her bungalow to families in early August. Advocates say she’s an example of the resolve needed to turn the migrant crisis into an opportunity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fatima Whitbread supporting new fostering campaign, as research finds ‘misconceptions put people off’

The Olympic legend wants to help tackle misleading assumptions around fostering.

The Independent UK

Tasered gran's children edge closer to seeing cop video

Clare Nowland's children are fighting to view body-worn video of her tasering by a NSW police officer despite "strident" attempts to block their access.

AAP

Consider fostering, urge Sissay and Whitbread as ‘misconceptions put people off’

A new recruitment campaign has been launched as research suggested some felt being single or disabled were automatic barriers to fostering.

The Independent UK

Judy Routledge obituary

Other lives: Nurse, secretary to the Queen’s physician and GP practice manager with a love of literature

The Guardian - UK

Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry told

A variety of groups gave their opening statements to the Scottish Covid Inquiry on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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Humza Yousaf unveils plans for payment to support young people leaving care

YOUNG people leaving care will receive a one-off payment of £2000 to support them to move into independent living, under Scottish Government…

Chicago Sun-Times

Congress can take steps to help avert a shortage of family doctors

Thousands of family physicians left the workforce in 2022. Congress can help avert the shortage, especially in underserved communities, by investing in federal programs such as the National Health Service Corps and teaching health centers.

The Independent UK

Care home residents like ‘exhibits’ due to Covid visiting rules, inquiry told

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry began in Edinburgh on Tuesday where lawyers gave opening statements on behalf of core participants.

The Independent UK

Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help

A novel program in Tennessee aims to interest more Black and other minority medical students in organ transplants, to help ease troubling disparities

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The Guardian - UK

Italian government to change rules after doctors fined for Covid overtime

Health minister’s pledge follows intervention by president over €37,000 in penalties issued to three medics at Bari hospital

The Independent UK

A dementia pen pal group is helping care home residents ‘relive childhoods’

The partnership sees care home residents and primary school children do arts and crafts together, among other activities.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office slammed for 'reprehensible' plan to use MRI to age assess asylum seekers

THE Scottish Government has hit out at the Home Office for using children as “pawns” over plans to use MRI scanners to determine the age of…

The National (Scotland)

Angus Robertson criticises 'intolerable' lack of childcare in Scottish Parliament

ANGUS Robertson has criticised the Scottish Parliament’s lack of available childcare as “intolerable” and called for better provisions to be…

The Hindu

T.N. government to hold periodic reviews of eligibility under Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam

TN govt announces schedule for reviewing Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam eligibility; total beneficiaries at 1.05 crore; auto-renewal setup to ensure beneficiaries.

The Guardian - UK

The perils of putting off fatherhood: why it poses risks to children’s physical and mental health

Men have biological clocks too. Fertility drops with age, and the likelihood of offspring having conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and leukaemia rises

Evening Standard

Urgent plea for London blood donors not to cancel appointments as NHS admit stocks 'lower than we would like'

Officials urge anyone who has registered but not donated to come forward

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