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A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South

BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies.

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Regional Australia Institute report highlights job vacancy crisis, communities missing out on growth

Michael Mbaogu has worked as a GP for 15 years but has never seen a worker shortage this bad. He's one of many business owners who are hiring, but struggling to fill roles.

ABC News

A moment that changed me: I was in my 20s and depressed – then my mother moved into my bed

Her attempt to comfort me seemed ridiculous at the time. But years later it showed me how I could be there for my own daughter

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This is the ideal age gap for a relationship if you want it to last, according to experts

Researchers have found that 95 per cent of couples with a 20-year age gap are more likely to split

The Independent UK

Tasered grandma case being politicised: NSW treasurer

The NSW opposition has called for footage of a grandmother being tasered to be publicly released, as the government says the issue is being politicised.

AAP

Nursing numbers rise but concerns raised about ‘premature leavers’

There are now 788,638 nurses registered to work in the UK.

The Independent UK

‘Take action’ and change law to legalise assisted dying, Prue Leith urges MPs

The 83-year-old, who is a long-standing campaigner on the issue, was speaking at Parliament at an event hosted by Dignity In Dying.

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SNP bill giving parents of sick children more leave from work set to become law

The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill is having its third reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday.

Daily Record

SNP minister asks Scots to help design National Care Service after admitting its 'hard to get my head round'

Maree Todd previously said plans to create a National Care Service in Scotland were "hard for me to get my head around".

Daily Record

Family of missing 87-year-old 'increasingly worried' about him

Vivian Davies was last seen in Maes Ty Canon, Baglan, on Sunday morning

Wales Online

Carer’s Allowance set to be replaced by new devolved payment before end of this year

A full rollout of the new benefit is expected to begin across Scotland in Spring 2024.

Daily Record

Braverman announces crackdown on foreign students bringing family to UK

Economic benefits of overseas students cannot be ‘at the expense’ of pledge to cut immigration, says home secretary

The Independent UK

Concern Edinburgh care home closures consultation will not focus on replacement services

Council bosses have said the care homes are no longer fit for purpose but there are concerns decisions about their future are being taken by unelected officials.

Edinburgh Live

Ireland’s oldest woman shares her secrets to enjoying life on her 109th birthday

Live life to the full and relish the simple things, says Máirín Hughes

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This is the ideal age gap for a relationship that lasts

Researchers have found that 95 per cent of couples with a 20-year age gap are more likely to split

Daily Record

South Lanarkshire Council home carers celebrate equal pay victory but will rally today over '£10m' backpay

Despite the big win, GMB Scotland trade unionists are set to rally at council headquarters in Hamilton this afternoon to press the issue over backdated wages

Manchester Evening News

Ofsted praises nursery in fresh inspection - just six months after being slammed as inadequate

Best Friends Private Day Nursery and Pre-school has improved their Ofsted score from 'Inadequate' to 'Good'

ABC News

Elderly Rockhampton man Peter Roach an in-patient prior to disappearance

Queensland Police are continuing a search for Peter Roach, 80, who is non-verbal and has a medical condition that can make him confused. He left the local hospital Sunday afternoon. Search efforts have failed to locate him.

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Hong Kong leader condemns suspicious uptick in registration withdrawals from organ donation system

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee is condemning an unusual rise in the number of withdrawal requests to the city's organ donation system, saying police will investigate suspicious cases

The New Daily

Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire home carers to demonstrate outside council headquarters over pay dispute

Home carers will be holding a demonstration outside South Lanarkshire Council's headquarters today as part of a pay dispute after the authority was accused of breaking an agreement with workers.

ABC News

Cairns Private Hospital reviews maternity unit amid fears for Far North Queensland service's future

The future of Cairns' only private maternity unit is in limbo as obstetric services dwindle across Queensland's far north.

Bristol Post

Trees chopped down at mobile home site despite preservation order being in place

'The elderly people who have lived there for 25 years are absolutely devastated'

AAP

Aged care worker receives death threat in Taser fallout

The 33-year-old NSW senior constable who tasered a great-grandmother has been suspended and a worker at the aged care facility has received a death threat.

The New Daily

Officer who tasered 95yo woman suspended from duty

The NSW senior police constable who tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother in her nursing home has been suspended from duty with pay.

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