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It’s the great grandparent revolt – and it shows we parents aren’t the only ones burnt out by family life

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

Care home residents take up oars to support Scots brothers’ Pacific bid

Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean described the support they have had from back home as ‘humbling’.

Evening Standard

‘This trade-off isn’t worth it’: Working moms are leaving their jobs in droves

Moms with children under five are quitting their jobs in record numbers. Two who left the workforce to raise their kids tell Rhian Lubin that it required some serious soul-searching, but they’re embracing the challenge

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Labour 'massively damaging' social care in Scotland, Scottish Care boss says

THE CEO of Scottish Care has insisted Labour are “massively damaging” social care in the country by “closing the door” on international…

The National (Scotland)

Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care

The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional conduct

The Independent UK

Residential care costs could blow out to $7b a year

Unless there is immediate reform, residential care for vulnerable children could cost taxpayers $7 billion a year, the leading safety body warns.

AAP

Huge drop in UK work visas handed to foreign nurses and carers following rule changes

There were over 182,000 work related visas granted in the year to June - a 36% drop on the previous year, Home Office data reveals

Evening Standard

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The longevity race: Could we really live to 150?

Tech billionaires are betting their fortunes on living longer — and the science is getting us closer. Claire Cohen reports

Evening Standard

‘Mountain to climb’: how Labour is facing a crisis in youth unemployment

The government is adding an extra year, and an extra £45m, to its scheme in England to help people find work

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Ministers call in plans to close Dundee school

Scottish Ministers have called in plans to close a primary school in Dundee ...

The National (Scotland)

A Financial Professional's Take on Long-Term Care Insurance: Buy or Not?

Unless you have about $6,000 burning a hole in your pocket every month, you should make a plan in case you need long-term care. Luckily, you have options.

Kiplinger

Highgate cemetery drops controversial maintenance building in £18m revamp plan

Grave owners at north London cemetery, where many well-known figures are buried, fear ‘ploy’ by its management

The Guardian - UK

Parents face £10k childcare bills as council blocks cross-authority funding

FAMILIES have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a flagship Scottish Government…

The National (Scotland)

Wolverhampton council rethinks plan to introduce premium on wider graves

The fee, which critics had branded a ‘fat tax’, would have seen a cemetery charge an extra 20% for a 6ft-wide plot compared to the standard 5ft

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Scottish 85-year-old pens scathing letter to Keir Starmer over immigration rules

A SCOTTISH woman has written a scathing letter to Keir Starmer over the impact of the new immigration rules ...

The National (Scotland)

NHS Fife 'broke the law' claims equalities watchdog amid Sandie Peggie tribunal

NHS Fife has been accused of breaking the law by the equalities watchdog amid the ongoing Sandie Peggie tribunal.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's population reaches record high of 5.5 million people, figures show

THE population of Scotland has reached a record high, new figures show ...

Evening Standard

Family welcome inquest into death of boy sent home from A&E

A coroner has begun an investigation into the death of Yusuf Mahmud Nazir eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.

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The Guardian - UK

Record proportion of A-level students get top grades in England

Of more than 1.1m entries, 28.2% gained A or A* and 9.4% gained A*, though regional variations remain

AAP

'Standard practice': summiteers play down Treasury leak

Experts believe there's still hope for reform at an upcoming productivity roundtable after Treasury recommendations arising from the summit were leaked.

Evening Standard

London children among 13 killed after falling out of windows, shocking NHS study finds

Family of Aalim Makial Jibril, five, complained to Newham Council before his death

Evening Standard

Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Robert Bush was charged after an investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ sites in Hull.

The Independent UK

NHS announces big change to how expectant mothers access maternity care

The change aims to free up tens of thousands of GP appointments

The Independent UK

NHS official admits ‘what we did wasn’t enough’ for 14-year-old who died under care of mental health hospital

Mental health units for most mentally unwell children across the country struggle to staff wards, admits official

AAP

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

A police officer who was suspended after killing a 95-year-old aged care resident won't push ahead to don his blue uniform again.

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