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Thais spend nearly 7 years living with illness, disability

Thais are expected to spend an average of 6.9 years living with illness or disability in later life, highlighting growing pressure on healthcare services and long-term care systems, according to the Thai Health Report 2026.

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‘You can’t die here’: Why this French coastal town issued a bizarre death ban rule that stunned the world

The idea sounds like something lifted from satire rather than municipal policy. Yet for years, a handful of French towns became known for issuing decrees that appeared to forbid residents from dying within their boundaries. The orders attracted international attention because of their obvious impossibility. Death, after all, does not…

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The Guardian view on the global baby bust: people are having fewer children – even where they say they want more

Editorial: Indian fertility has fallen below the rate required for population stability, in further evidence of the unexpectedly rapid decline in births internationally

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How Prince Louis became a talking point at the Wales family's Christmas outing

The Princess of Wales's annual Together at Christmas carol service in 2025 held special significance as she continued her recovery from chemotherapy. The event drew attention for the rare public appearance of all three Wales children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, highlighting the family's presence and reinforcing the…

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Crown Princess of Norway's Son, Marius Borg Høiby Faces Royal Reckoning As Court Delivers Four-Year Jail Term

Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's crown princess, was sentenced to four years in prison for multiple offences, including r*pe and domestic abuse.

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MP reigniting assisted dying debate says faith in democracy must be restored

Lauren Edwards said she was ‘really disappointed and quite frustrated’ when the Bill ran out of time in the House of Lords.

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At 103, he walked 20 km a day to beg on the streets and then donated $46,000 to orphanages and churches: Meet the 'saint' of Bulgaria

On a busy day in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, passersby would often spot an elderly man standing quietly outside churches with a plastic cup in his hand. His clothes were worn. His beard was long and white. To many, he looked like a homeless pensioner trying to survive on spare change.…

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A new start after 60: I fell out of love with my job when it went online. So I’m beginning again – in nursing

As a young man, Nick Dowling spent a summer working with dementia patients in Cape Cod. Almost 40 years later, he found himself drawn back to nursing

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VIC:Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

The final hours leading up to a new mum's death after complications during a free birth have been revealed, including a triple-zero call.

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Assisted dying Bill to be reintroduced as MP urges peers ‘not to block it’

Labour MP Lauren Edwards has launched a fresh bid to legalise assisted dying, after the Bill fell in the Lords in April.

Evening Standard

Ask for help, take chances and be kind to yourself: readers’ tips for young jobseekers

People with careers in the UK and beyond offer practical advice for those struggling to secure work

The Guardian - UK

The Longevity Blueprint: 4 Everyday Signs You’re Tracked for a Longer Life

Planning for a long retirement is a high-stakes math problem. Check these 4 longevity green flags to see if you have the habits and the history to beat the averages.

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He survived 7 near-death disasters and then won the lottery: The unbelievable story of Frano Selak

In parts of the former Yugoslavia, stories often travel faster than the records that might confirm them, carried in conversation, retold in passing, and gradually shaped into something that sits between biography and folklore. Frano Selak is one of those names that keeps resurfacing in that space. A man born…

The Times of India

Pregnant Sri Lankan care worker fears separation from family as Home Office letters target dependents

A pregnant Sri Lankan care worker living legally in the UK fears she could be separated from her husband and daughter after the Home Office reportedly ordered her dependents to leave the country, in what critics say is a contentious fallout of Britain's immigration crackdown.

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Care worker fears being parted from unborn child and family after Home Office ‘go home’ letters

Pregnant woman in Scotland ‘stressed’ and unsure what will happen as result of UK government’s visa clampdown

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VIC:Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

An inquest into the deaths of 50 aged care residents during a COVID-19 outbreak will resume after the facility pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.

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Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

An inquest into the deaths of 50 aged care residents during a COVID-19 outbreak will resume after the facility pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Son Says He Fears It Could Be the "Last Time" He Sees His Ailing Mother if He's Not Released From Prison

Marius Borg Høiby is currently awaiting the verdict of his rape trial as well as his mother's lung transplant.

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Liz Martin obituary

Other Lives: Nurse who was a ward sister at the Northern General hospital in Sheffield, where she worked for 46 years

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The Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends

Editorial: A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among many

Bangkok Post

Welfare rules need rethink

Without a clear understanding of its own policies, the government has turned an attempt to ensure that assistance reaches the "genuinely disadvantaged" into a bureaucratic weapon -- one that threatens to strain family relationships and pit parents against their children.

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Disabled people are experts in our own lives – listen to us

Comment from Otago University: We can’t afford to respond to the crisis in disability health care with incremental change, says Bernadette Huatau Jones

Bangkok Post

Pope urges action on 'tragic drama' of migration

MADRID - Pope Leo XIV called for a global response to the "tragic drama" of migration and said world peace was a "true global imperative" in an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Factors leading to failures in NHS maternity care

Letters: Readers respond to an article on the serious failings at the Nottingham university hospitals trust

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Thousands gather for march for French girl whose killing sparked outrage over lapses

The parents of an 11-year-old girl, named as Lyhanna, joined thousands of people in the southwestern French town of Fleurance on Sunday for a silent march in her memory, as outrage spread over systemic failures blamed for her suspected killing.

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