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Two Cardiff care homes could close after fall in number of residents

A period of talks will open on plans to close the care homes

Wales Online

'I quit waitressing to become a plasterer - customers feel more comfortable with a woman'

Madi Forrest never thought she would become a tradeswoman, but after quitting her job as a waitress during the Covid pandemic and taking a plastering course – she has never looked back

Daily Mirror

Paris suburb grants paid menstrual leave in a first for France

The town of Saint-Ouen on the northern edge of Paris has become the first French municipality to grant paid medical leave to female staff suffering from period pain, hoping to “break a taboo” on the subject and inspire similar moves at the national level.

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Woman, 24, quits job as a waitress to make better money, as a plasterer

Madi says there are advantages to being a woman in her chosen business

Wales Online

Foster carers in Bury to get 50 per cent council tax discount amid ‘recruitment crisis’

Increasing numbers of children in care are having to be moved to placements outside the Bury due to a shortage of foster families

Manchester Evening News

'I'm worried when I give up work I'll feel no sense of purpose and be seen as an old has-been'

A grandmother considering retirement has contacted our agony aunt Coleen Nolan because she has "always been worried about getting older"

Daily Mirror

Great-grandmother celebrates 109th birthday and says being 'stubborn' key to a long life

Olive Edwards is still loving every day in Haxby, North Yorkshire, and now she has revealed the secrets behind her long life after marking her 109th birthday

Daily Mirror

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End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests.

Tribune News Service

Increasing education opportunities for girls can help reduce deaths in children under five: Study

A study has found that maternal education, and particularly secondary education, plays a significant role in reducing deaths in newborns and children under five years of age in both rural and urban areas of India. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

GPs being helped to take more calls at peak times as part of appointment drive OLD

Surgeries will reportedly be told they will no longer be able to ask patients to ring back later.

The Independent UK

Funeral of black second world war veteran moved as large crowds expected

Westminster council says new date and venue being arranged to ensure Ft Sgt Peter Brown gets ‘sendoff he deserves’

The Guardian - UK

Five care chains thought to make £150m a year for low-rated homes in England

Providers taking £150m a year in taxpayers’ money for private places that ‘require improvement’, Guardian estimates

The Guardian - UK

Dad 'won't accept' loss of special needs support and says it saved his relationship

Gary Knowles, father of a child with special educational needs, said he feels betrayed by the decision and will continue to fight

Wales Online

Family's touching tribute to 'selfless' Nan after she suddenly dies at Asda petrol station

Linda Whitelegg, 78, died after an incident at a petrol station in Manchester earlier this week two days after her birthday, leading to glowing tributes from her devastated family

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland life expectancy by area revealed

The data comes from an analysis by Health Equals of government statistics.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow nursery given lowest rating and ordered to get more staff immediately

Despite concerns inspectors said "children benefited from warm, caring relationships with adults who were part of the established team."

The Guardian - UK

As Caversham parents, Ruth Perry’s death has opened our eyes to the realities of Ofsted inspections

Parents don’t want a ‘summary judgment’ on schools – we just want to know teachers truly care. And it’s impossible to imagine someone more dedicated to their school than Mrs Perry was

Belfast Live

Belfast council workers to get premature birth leave

UK statutory maternity leave of 52 weeks does not mitigate for premature birth

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The Independent UK

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

It is believed the German part of Charles’s trip is still going ahead.

Evening Standard

OPINION - King Charles’ state visit to France cancelled amid violent protests

A million people on the streets, windows smashed and Bordeaux town hall set ablaze. At first glance, this is a stunning overreaction to Kylian Mbappé being named France captain ahead of Antoine Griezmann. But on closer inspection, it appears this relates to President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the retirement…

The Independent UK

Paid leave for parents with babies in neonatal care one step closer to law

Parliament heard how around 700,000 babies are admitted to neonatal care each year.

Wales Online

The latest death and in memoriam notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our condolences go out to their families and friends

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon opens £33m treatment centre in final FM engagement

NICOLA Sturgeon has carried out her final official engagement as Scotland’s First Minister, opening a £33 million treatment centre for…

The Independent UK

Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister

The National Treatment Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is intended to address the backlog of planned care exacerbated by the pandemic.

Belfast Live

New bereavement suite to be built at South West Acute Hospital

The suite is the latest to be installed across hospitals in Northern Ireland

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