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Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

Six in 10 over-65s provide cash support to younger generations in their family

More than a fifth help with education costs, and one in six contribute to everyday errands - with three-quarters of 18-40-year-olds saying this support is 'very important'

Daily Mirror

Glasgow nurses set to be balloted over new pay offer as strike threat looms

According to the Scottish Government, the deal would mean NHS workers in Scotland would remain the best paid in the UK, and workers would get pay rises ranging from £2,205 to £2,751.

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Growing number of nurses join UK register from 'red list' recruitment countries

Experts express fears that bolstering the NHS could leave nations like Nigeria and Ghana short on healthcare professionals

Wales Online

Ministers rebuked for ‘exaggerating’ nurses’ pay rises

The official statistics watchdog said the presentation of data on social media was ‘poor and misleading’.

The Independent UK

Australian Medical Association slams Industrial Relations Commission over nurses union threat

The head of the peak medical organisation representing doctors in WA describes a threat to deregister the Australian Nursing Federation as "Thatcher-like".

ABC News

NHS could face biggest maternity scandal ever as Nottingham probe expected to exceed 1,500 cases

Review into care failures revealed by The Independent more than doubles

The Independent UK

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'Nurses should be paid more' as strike action set for December

People have shown their support as nurses prepare to strike for two days

Liverpool Echo

Canberra learner drivers to get free first-aid training and discounted hours after safety push by Senior Australian of the Year

Those who complete the course will get a five-hour reduction to their mandatory 100 hours of supervised driving.

ABC News

Epworth Healthcare to close maternity ward by March, leaving just two alternative services in the region

The hospital has blamed a shortage of midwives for a decision to close the maternity unit by March next year.

ABC News

Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumbria NHS trust nurses set to strike just days before Christmas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is hosting its first ever national acts of industrial action next month in a massive pay and conditions dispute

Chronicle Live

Incredible moment baby is born while still inside perfectly intact amniotic sac

The extremely rare event took place in Barcarena - in Para State, northern Brazil - on November 22, when mum Beatriz Azevedo first gave birth to baby Eloise by caesarian section

Daily Mirror

South Shields grandmother who fulfilled childhood dream of being NHS radiographer retires after more than 50 years

Barbara Bell was inspired by her Girl Guides leader to become a radiographer and went on to spend more than 50 years in the NHS

Chronicle Live

Closing the Gap report shows four targets going backwards as experts call for efforts to 'empower communities'

The annual report on Closing the Gap is once again showing limited progress on key targets for improving life outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

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Food van deliveries helping communities further afield in southern Tasmania

A new food van is heading out of the city and into regional communities to help those struggling with cost of living pressures.

The Independent UK

Up to 100,000 nursing staff to walk out next month over pay

Action will take place at half the locations in England where the strike mandate was reached, nearly every NHS employer in Wales and throughout NI.

Wales Online

Everywhere nurses will walk out on December 15 and 20 as strikes confirmed

The RCN said it had been left with 'no choice'

Liverpool Echo

Nurses across Liverpool to strike on two days next month as one says 'we're in dire straits'

The Royal College of Nursing confirmed strike action affecting all city trusts

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Daily Mirror

Mum pregnant with her seventh child 'told off for having too many kids'

An expecting mum has taken to Reddit to share how she was called out in the middle of a supermarket for having 'too many kids' - she couldn't believe what she was hearing

Nottingham Post

Why legacy benefits recipients could be owed £1,500 as appeal hearing looms

The outcome of the appeal could see the claimants awarded back payments from DWP - and could set a precedent for other legacy benefits recipients

Daily Mirror

'I want to divorce my husband - I can't handle his strange midlife crisis'

A woman has taken to Reddit to share her intention to divorce her husband because she can no longer handle his cringey midlife crisis - she claims he has started acting like a teenager

The Independent UK

Childhood best friends who lost touch were reunited 60 years later in a care home

‘We have many years to catch up on’, they said

The National (Scotland)

'Vicious spiral' warning as number of Scottish GPs falls to lowest level since 2009

MEDICS have branded a 3 per cent fall in the number of full-time GPs in Scotland “hugely worrying”, as capacity dips to its lowest level since…

Irish Mirror

Irish GAA club rallies around as young woman becomes guardian of sisters after mother's tragic death

Their mum Sue Deegan passed away after a long cancer battle in March 2021

The Independent UK

Sleep consultant reveals top tips for parents to get babies to sleep at night

New parents struggling with fatigue could benefit

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