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Young NHS midwives working over Christmas open up on 'extra magical day'

Megan Huntington and Rebekah Bookless are both midwives at Liverpool Women's Hospital and will be working shifts on Christmas Day

Liverpool Echo

Uddingston care worker shares joy of spending Christmas Day with residents

Kelly Sweeney will be enjoying Christmas Day and Boxing Day with the elderly residents of Rosepark Care Home and said working on the big day gives her 'a sense of purpose'.

Glasgow Live

Meet the women who work on the Christmas front line – from A&E nurses to retail staff

From the midwife delivering babies on Christmas Day to care home workers looking after the lonely, Maya Oppenheim speaks to those working through the festive season

The Independent UK

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'I love working Christmas Day' The dedicated health and care staff working today

"I'm going to do my best to keep everyone happy and cheery on Christmas Day"

Wales Online

'My first Christmas without her for 42 years' - Nottinghamshire widower on getting through festivities

'She was a terrific woman, I run out of superlatives. Kind, generous, thoughtful, everything. She was my life'

Nottingham Post

'Warrior' premature baby beats odds to spend first Christmas at home with family

Peadar O’Boyle spent weeks on a ventilator and his first 111 days in hospital

Irish Mirror

The latest death notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our condolences go out to their families and friends

Wales Online

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Police charge man, 19, with murdering aged care resident in Albany

A 19-year-old man is charged with murdering a 70-year-old woman at an aged care facility in Albany, on Western Australia's south coast.

ABC News

WA aged-care worker charged with murder

Baptistcare says the alleged murder of one of its aged-care residents in the West Australian city of Albany has left the community shocked.

AAP

Landmark £200m lawsuit launched against government by Covid bereaved families

A first group of 20 families have begun proceedings

Wales Online

Grandmother saved from Ukraine and driven to family in Ireland celebrates 100th birthday

The family marked the milestone occasion with a cake and a small gathering.

Irish Mirror

Families of care home residents who died in pandemic preparing for legal action

Leigh Day is representing 22 people who each have one or more family members who died, some in hospital but the majority in care homes.

The Independent UK

Pensioner left with 'eggs on toast' for Christmas dinner amid cost of living crisis

THE boss of a community interest company has revealed the hardship the cost of living crisis has inflcited on an elderly woman.

The National (Scotland)

Meet the people offering care and support to those facing a terminal illness this Christmas

Marie Curie staff will ensure people living with a terminal illness and their families are cared for through the festive period

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Irish Mirror

Cost of living: Hundreds of parents in Ireland to receive €300 in February 2023

This new scheme will be piloted in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, and University Hospital Waterford

Belfast Live

East Belfast mum hails her 'miracle baby' who defied the odds after 54 days in ICU

Mum Jasmyn was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia

The Independent UK

Mother of premature boy hails her ‘miracle baby’ who has defied the odds

Raman Lamba was born by emergency caesarean section and spent 54 days in intensive care.

Evening Standard

Grieving relatives plan legal action against government over Covid care home deaths

The government and potential co-defendants have been alerted to the pending legal action

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Irish Mirror

Pensioner waited four hours in snow for ambulance after falling into manhole

The 79-year-old said she was screaming for more than 45 minutes when she became trapped in a manhole

Wales Online

Thousands raised in memory of Swansea nurse who died aged 32

The money raised will fund 350 hours of nursing care from Marie Curie nurses

Edinburgh Live

Struggling Scottish nurse 'doing extra shifts to pay for petrol to get to work'

Speaking after members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) voted to reject the Scottish Government’s pay offer, she said: “I have to work extra shifts on wards at weekends to pay for petrol to get to work and to help with bills.

Evening Standard

Avoid elderly this Christmas if you have a cough, NHS warns amid surge in viruses

The UK Health Security Agency has issued advice for Britons

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Older workers shouldn’t have to live in poverty

On Dec. 2, Gary Rasor, an 83-year-old worker at Home Depot, died from injuries he sustained after being violently pushed to the ground while on the job. Rasor had worked at the store as an “associate” for nine years, and celebrated his 83rd birthday in the hospital just days after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hospitals Overflow in China’s COVID Wave

China is battling a wave of infections that has hit the elderly hard, but has officially logged only a handful of deaths from the coronavirus after the government redefined the criteria by which Covid deaths are counted. At No.

The Conversation

Curious Kids: why doesn't the rainbow have black, brown and grey in it?

Why doesn’t the rainbow have colours like black, brown and grey in it? – Ivy, aged four, Kent, UK

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