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

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

Daily Record

Jodey Whiting’s mother has ‘chance of justice’ after second inquest ordered

Court of Appeal judges ruled on Friday there should be a fresh inquest into Ms Whiting’s death after a legal battle fought by her mother, Joy Dove.

The Independent UK

Mother of disabled woman wins fresh inquest into her death after benefits cut

Court of Appeal judges ruled that there should be another inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting, who killed herself after her benefits were stopped.

The Independent UK

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Glasgow carer caught faking work references for potential employer slapped with warning

Olutoye Adedeji was handed a 12 month warning on his registration by the Scottish Social Services Council after he was caught writing his own references which were handed to a potential employer.

Glasgow Live

Junior doctors urged to start talks with Government after unions reach NHS pay deal

British Medical Association says union is open to negotiating ‘in good faith’ with ministers

Evening Standard

'I bought an £80 DNA kit for fun and destroyed our family with truth about mum'

He discovered his dad could not be his dad, but someone else in the family had to be

Wales Online

Campaigner hails councils over anti-discrimination moves for care children and leavers

Vulnerable people given new 'protected characteristics' for equality

Manchester Evening News

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Families of murdered Scots join forces to save lifeline service that supported them

The mother of gangland murder victim Lynda Spence are amongst dozens of families fighting to help pull the FAMS charity back from the brink.

Daily Record

Qld health workers may have been underpaid ‘millions’

Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.

The New Daily

France riots: Thousands protest amid police clashes after Macron's pension reform

Riots have erupted in Paris and across France after Macron pushed a controversial pensions bill through parliament, with protestors setting fire to vehicles, smashing shop fronts and fighting police

Daily Mirror

Qld health workers may have been underpaid 'millions'

Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.

AAP

“My upbringing and personal journey have shaped the values of my firm”

Elizabeth M. Ward, Principal and Founder of Virtuoso Legal, reflects on her childhood and the ways in which it set her on the path to becoming a leading female founder

The Independent UK

Older readers are fuming at tech takeover of everyday life and say they feel left behind

In two Mirror articles, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’ pointed out the non-tech-savvy are excluded from tasks such - and scores of you wrote in to share your struggles

Daily Mirror

Midlothian health and social care hit with 'last minute' cut in council funding

The council leader said the decision to cut some of the money earmarked for health services was one of many 'unpalatable' decisions they had to make after seeing a real terms reduction in their own Scottish Government funding.

Edinburgh Live

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Widowed at 38, Michelle Moriarty knows about grief and what to say to someone who has lost a loved one

Talking to someone who's recently lost a loved one can feel daunting. But Michelle Moriarty has designed a program to help co-workers and friends find the right words to say.

The Independent UK

Plans to end free prescriptions for 60-65 year-olds ‘scrapped’ after backlash

The plan was first proposed in 2021 by Boris Johnson’s government to lift the qualifying age for free prescriptions from 60 to 66

Daily Record

Life expectancy calculator tells if you'll reach 100 as UK 'falls down global ranks'

Find out your life expectancy with an online tool as a new report sees the UK 'falling down the global ranks' with Glasgow among the lowest levels.

The Guardian - UK

Maggie Eisner obituary

Other lives: Yorkshire GP who set up a service for home births and ran a training scheme for trainee doctors

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AFP

US maternal mortality rate rose sharply in 2021: report

Washington (AFP) - The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women, according to a report released on Thursday.

The Independent UK

GMB Scotland members narrowly accept NHS pay offer

The union represents health staff including those in the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Nottingham Post

More ‘sustainable pay’ planned to stabilise ‘fragile’ homecare market in Nottinghamshire

There was a “variation” in the amount the council pays providers

Daily Record

Family left devastated as three-year-old girl found dead in her bed

Eva Rydings was found surrounded by vomit at her grandmother's home last year with the cause of her death being concluded as unknown.

Daily Mirror

'My mum was in the room when I got knocked up and when I gave birth'

Adele Haywood's quest to become a mum led her to an unusual situation with her own mother, who was literally there every step of the way

Daily Record

Scots junior doctors warn Health Secretary Humza Yousaf to meet them on pay or prepare for strikes

Junior doctors Scottish leader Dr Chris Smith visited English picket lines and warned Yousaf: "This is what you can look forward to on your watch in Scotland"

Daily Record

Charity calls for more financial help for older people despite bumper pay rise to State Pension next month

State Pension payments are rising to up to £815 each month for some older people in April.

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