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Immigration officials denied a son's wish to visit his sick father in Philly. The man has now died

PHILADELPHIA — Robert Barkat died at a nursing home in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, this week, his last and only wish unfulfilled — to see his son one more time.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Derry brothers to take on festive swim in memory of mum who died on Christmas Day

“We lost the most important person in our lives that Christmas."

Belfast Live

On The Breadline: Arts factory that’s become a social network

The cost of living crisis is hitting home like never before. Thomas Kingsley visits a centre in Wales that helps keep the community together

Evening Standard

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Nursing strikes are a ‘badge of shame’ for Rishi Sunak’s Government, Keir Starmer says

At PMQs the Labour leader accused the PM of entering ‘hibernation’ rather than working to get Thursday’s first ever nationwide strike of nurses called off

Evening Standard

'Unprecedented strain' on emergency departments not acceptable – minister

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said the HIQA report is a 'damning indictment' of Government health policy

Irish Mirror

Midwives’ leader asks to meet Health Secretary to stem ‘multiple challenges’

Call comes a day after a ballot for industrial action among midwives and maternity support workers in England fell just short of legal turnout.

The Independent UK

‘A ticking time bomb’: healthcare under threat across western Europe

They’re supposed to be among the world’s best systems, but ageing populations, Covid and workforce issues are biting

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94-year-old care home resident completes lifetime wish to fly a plane

Frances Gilkes, a 94-year-old pensioner, was able to complete her lifelong dream to fly a plane following her care home’s ‘Wishing Tree’ initiative.

The Independent UK

New ’emergency village’ and mini children’s hospital in Nottinghamshire planned

Hundreds of children a year have been making the 20-mile journey to a neighbouring site

Nottingham Post

Mum shares Strep A patient Camila Rose Burn's 'first request' from hospital bed

Camila Rose Burns was fighting for her life in Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool Echo

Nurses’ strike is ‘badge of shame’ for ministers, Starmer tells Sunak

Labour leader accuses PM of putting political considerations above patient safety by refusing to discuss pay rises

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Flynn calls for Rishi Sunak to follow SNP Government's lead on dealing with strikes

The new SNP Westminster leader praised Holyrood for engaging in "positive and proactive" talks with unions to avert a strike by members of Unite and Unison.

Daily Record

Desperate Rishi Sunak claims UK would 'still be in lockdown' if Keir Starmer was PM

The Prime Minister bungled his Boris Johnson-style attack during PMQs as he battled criticism over his Government's refusal to meet nursing unions over pay to avert nationwide strikes

Daily Mirror

Stephen Flynn urges Rishi Sunak to follow Scottish Government lead on strikes

STEPHEN Flynn has called on Rishi Sunak to follow the Scottish Government's lead and negotiate with striking workers.

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Congratulations to sparkling couple as they celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

Rab and Isobel Donaldson were married in Armadale West Church on December 5, 1957

The National (Scotland)

New figures show decline in the healthy life expectancy of Scots

SCOTS in the most deprived communities are spending more than one third of their lives in poor health, according to new figures released by National…

Wales Online

Dr Hilary says Santas Claus is in need of a health MOT

The big man consumes 530 billion calories and 2.5billion units of alcohol on Christmas Day

Daily Mirror

This Morning's Vanessa Feltz moves fans with passionate defence of nurses strike

Vanessa Feltz shared her views on nurses strikes on This Morning as she slammed those who are not supporting nurses' right to fair pay and a safe working environment

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The Guardian - UK

Welsh health board urges public to avoid emergency departments

Ambulance service blames demand, staff sickness, and patient handover times for elderly man being taken to hospital on plank

The Independent UK

Charity helping struggling parents: ‘We arrived to find the mother in a trance, having not slept for days’

On the Breadline: ‘The lowest point of my life was when a cockroach fell onto my baby daughter,’ single mother tells Anna Davis

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Hunt refuses to rule out BANNING nurses from going on strike in new crackdown

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt twice refused to deny a complete ban on nurses going on strike - as they prepare to begin their first walkout of its kind in a century tomorrow

Reuters

Dutch court rejects attempt to widen euthanasia laws

The Netherlands does not have to make assisting in a suicide legal for anyone beyond medical professionals, Dutch judges ruled on Wednesday, rejecting a bid by a right-to-die organisation to widen euthanasia laws.

Evening Standard

On The Breadline: How Basch Helps is supporting Londoners struggling under burden of cost of living crisis

The community enterprise provides a lifeline for hundreds of families struggling with bills. Anna Davis reports

Daily Mirror

Nurses in plea for public support on eve of first ever strike - we're doing this for you

Royal College of Nursing boss Pat Cullen said staff had been backed into a corner over No10’s refusal to boost their paltry pay rises

Belfast Live

Ulster University seeks graduates with a disability to help improve job prospects

The programme is open to ambitious recent graduates with a disability, who want to level up in their career prospects

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