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Man Scatters His Mom Ashes While Flying Helicopter Over 3,000 Miles

A devoted son has flown over 3,000 miles around the UK in a helicopter spreading his mum’s ashes – from a peanut butter jar.

Zenger

Our objections to assisted dying are based on evidence, not religion

Letter: Claud Regnard and Amy Proffitt point to the irony that in many countries that allow assisted dying, the right to die is not matched by a right to access proper palliative care

The Guardian - UK

Residents forced to move from care homes following 'significant' concerns from councils

Staff have been praised for their hard-work, but issues have arisen over the company's finances

Wales Online

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Amerind Grove Care Home to close, residents' relatives told

There are already plans being drawn up for a big residential development to replace it

Bristol Post

Austerity killed double the number of people in UK than first thought

Disturbing report comes as UK government plans to embark on new round of public spending cuts

Wales Online

Overdoses, homicides and suicides drove Colorado’s teen death rate up more than 60% over last decade

DENVER, Colo. — Colorado high school students were significantly more likely to die in 2020 than in 2010, despite signs that, in many ways, teens are now better off.

The Denver Post

Tell us: have you taken a ‘grey gap year’ in later life?

We’d like to hear from people in the UK aged 60 or over who have decided to take an extended break. Share your experiences

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Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here's what that means for future cuts

Cuts to public services and living standards across Britain from 2010 contributed to 335,000 excess deaths – twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. These austerity measures were introduced by the coalition government elected into office that year, partly in response to the banking crash of 2008.

The Conversation

SC directs States, UTs to submit information on welfare schemes for elderly

The apex court will take up the matter for hearing in January 2023

The Hindu

Welsh woman, 74, becomes third Brit to die in Greece in 2022 after Crete beach tragedy

Greek authorities are carrying out an investigation

Evening Standard

Aged care system accused of failing older Australians with disability, as those over 65 years remain locked out of NDIS

Australians aged over 65 years who live with disability are unable to apply for the NDIS. Advocates say that amounts to discrimination and the aged care system cannot support them adequately either.

ABC News

Ukrainian refugees volunteer at Welsh hospital to help burns patients

“We all want to thank the Welsh people who opened their homes and hearts"

Wales Online

Tributes to Midlothian mother-of-six who passed away after cancer diagnosis

Margaret Fraser was known as a woman who loved animals and people. Her daughter Stacy has organised a memorial rideout in her honour and to raise money for the Midlothian Community Hospital who cared for her at the end of her life.

Edinburgh Live

Over 330,000 excess deaths in Great Britain linked to austerity, finds study

Research comes as government signals fresh round of public spending cuts

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool professor's generous donation to ensure wife's memory lives on

"They need to be welcomed back into society and to be brought back."

Daily Record

Dumfries care home could close after "serious and significant concerns" over standards of care

A bid is being made to cancel the registration of Dalawoodie House Nursing Home at Newbridge

Wales Online

Son's 3,000 mile final trip with mum - spreading her ashes from a peanut butter jar

Andrew Greenhalgh wanted to take his mother Marie, who passed away in November 2019, to new places on one last journey

The Hindu

As India ages, keeping an eye on the elderly

With big shifts in global demographic patterns being projected, eye care service delivery is uniquely placed to help with health surveillance and planning

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The National (Scotland)

More than 1,000 people are reaching 100 or over in Scotland

THE ESTIMATED number of people aged 100 or older has passed the 1,000 mark in Scotland for the first time, according to new figures from National…

ABC News

Australia's oldest man, Frank Mawer, dies aged 110 after contracting COVID-19

Frank Mawer's son says his "remarkably stoic" dad, who spent his final months with family on the NSW South Coast, never woke up from his afternoon nap.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: What’s at fault for lower life expectancy? Health care has less influence than individual choices.

Progressives like to point out that Americans pay more for health care yet have poorer outcomes than people in countries of similar wealth.

ABC News

Philanthropist Geraldine Cox reflects on life saving hundreds of children, hands over reins of Cambodian orphanage

Adelaide's Geraldine Cox is internationally recognised for saving hundreds of children in Cambodia over almost three decades. Now she's found the successor, ABC journalist Tracey Shelton.

Daily Mirror

'World's hottest gran' reveals her secrets to looking so young as she celebrates birthday

Gina Stewart will turn 52 next week, but the majority of people would not even think she is anywhere near that age. But the glamourous gran already has three grand children

The Hindu

The future of old times in India

Near-universal social security pensions would be a good start to a radical expansion of public support for the elderly

Dublin Live

Dublin musician recalls the night her street was left in ruins by German bombers

She was only a girl when her home streets were rocked by four bombs that left the North Strand in ruins

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