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Summer holiday childcare in UK now costs £1,000 a child, research finds

Parents or carers in full-time work said to be ‘dreading’ expense, and sum may be even higher in Wales and south-east England

The Guardian - UK

Cost of summer holiday childcare reaches £1,000 per child, research finds

The average cost of a place at a holiday club is now 2.5 times higher than the cost of an after-school club during term time

The Independent UK

More than 5,000 early career nursing staff quit profession in one year

Nursing leaders described the statistic as ‘deeply alarming’

The Independent UK

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Sharp fall in number of NHS IVF procedures across UK, report finds

Women have been left unable to access treatment or forced to pay for it privately

The Guardian - UK

Average age of women starting fertility treatment increases to just over 35 for first time

Expert says the higher average age could be linked to funding fertility treatment struggles amid the cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on hospices: these special places can’t afford to be hidden

Editorial: Palliative care charities are facing a funding crisis – they should be included in Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS

The Guardian - UK

NHS to review north-east London maternity services as it faces pressure from high birth rates

Women are also having more complicated pregnancies and births, leading to a growing demand for hospital services

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Call for action on UK men’s health as 133,000 die early every year

Movember says British men have worse health than comparable countries and suffer stark regional inequalities

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost

Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault

The Guardian - UK

When a loved one was dying in India, the advice I gave to my family was not what they expected

As his body faltered, he was fed by a tube, hydrated by a drip and pumped with powerful drugs. But he needed love and pain relief

The Guardian - AU

Aged care homes accused of ‘short-changing’ Australians as nearly two-thirds fail to meet care-minute targets

Study finds providers making profits off government funding despite falling short on mandatory care targets

The Guardian - AU

Unlike Keir Starmer’s, Albanese’s cabinet mostly went to elite fee-paying schools

What does it say about Australia’s Labor government that more than half of cabinet ministers went to independent or Catholic schools?

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Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say

Authorities say attempts to clear NHS backlogs sucking up scant funds at expense of preventive care

The Guardian - UK

‘The teacher returned the call to my ex’: how separated parents struggle to get information from their child’s school

It is increasingly common for Australian children to live in a different house from one of their parents. About 28% of children under 14 have separated parents.

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65% rise in children being left home alone sees NSPCC signpost parents to advice and support

As the school holidays approach, the NSPCC respond to a rise in reports of children being left home alone - they offer helpful, supportive advice for parents juggling work and kids.

The Independent UK

Black nurse targeted with complaint after calling out alleged racism at scandal-hit watchdog

Exclusive: Nurse Neomi Bennett was referred by the chair of a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel after she called out alleged racism by the regulator

The Guardian - UK

Michael Mosley’s widow aims to ensure legacy after public response to death

Dr Clare Bailey says husband ‘would have been gobsmacked’ at reaction from fans of his work

The Guardian - AU

Police took 19 hours to attend Sydney home of elderly man who died shortly after their arrival

Neighbour worried about 85-year-old asked NSW police to check on him at 5.45pm but officers didn’t enter Bankstown home until midday next day

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The Independent UK

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion

The Conversation

Why is Congress filled with old people?

It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.

Evening Standard

'I'd never felt at home until I moved here': Ashley James on living in Battersea

TV presenter and radio broadcaster Ashley James on why her patch of south-west London is the first place she has felt at home in the city

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients raising safety concerns too often ‘fobbed off’, says commissioner

Dr Henrietta Hughes said focus on budgets had led to substandard care and dismissal of legitimate fears

The Independent UK

She was put in a body bag and sent for embalming while still alive. Her horrified family wants answers

EXCLUSIVE: Janet Balducci was about to be prepared for burial when funeral home workers realized their “cadaver” had a pulse.

The Guardian - UK

Patricia Dale obituary

Other lives: GP and public health specialist who became general secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union

The Guardian - UK

School can be brutal. Congratulations to anyone who has just made it through another year

Day after day, week after week, term after term, the challenges keep coming. Even at primary school, I realised this was outrageous, says Adrian Chiles

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