Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Strep A: Tributes to Belfast schoolgirl Stella-Lily McCorkindale who died after contracting illness

The young girl was a P2 pupil at Black Mountain Primary School

Belfast Live

More states offer health coverage to immigrant children

A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status.

Tribune News Service

Blairgowrie doctor warns excessive workload gives GPs second thoughts about staying on

The Scottish Government needs to act to stop general practice medicine collapsing says a leading doctor based in Perthshire.

Daily Record

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

'My mother-in-law wanted to be the first to hold my baby - she says I'm selfish'

A new mum has taken to Reddit to share how her mother-in-law branded her as 'selfish' for not following through with her request to be the first person to hold her baby - but she was out of town for his birth

Daily Mirror

Family who light up street every Christmas forced to cancel plans over electricity cost

Every December the Leach family light up their street in South East London for several charities and last year they raised more than £3,000 for Dementia UK - but this year they can't afford the electricity bill

Daily Mirror

Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more

On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’

The Independent UK

On The Breadline: ‘A boy was picked for the football team – we had to make sure he had boots’

The Cardinal Hume Centre in Victoria is on the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis this winter. Robert Dex visits

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Carer's Allowance claimants to be paid extra £245 this week in lead up to Christmas

Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra £245 payment for people in Scotland who get Carer's Allowance on a particular date, and is paid twice a year to claimants.

Glasgow Live

‘Nobody knows what’s wrong with me’ – life with an undiagnosed condition

Every year thousands of children are born with serious yet unexplained health issues. With no diagnosis, they struggle to get medical treatment or much-needed support

The Guardian - UK

Child, five, dies after Belfast primary school reports strep A case

Eight children in Great Britain have died with a form of strep A.

The Independent UK

Ninth child dies with Strep A as expert says parents right to be worried

A five year old girl has died in hospital

Wales Online

Heartbreaking reason behind spectacular Christmas lights display at Tameside bungalow

This year is Bernadine's second Christmas without Stephen - but she has vowed to continue the dazzling light display in his memory

Manchester Evening News

Police call for public assistance to find Alice Springs man Daniel Johnson, 45, who has been missing for three days

Police say missing man Daniel Johnson suffers from medical conditions which "might be cause for concern" if left untreated.

ABC News

Concerns raised as Forth Valley hospital struggles under pressure

HEALTH inspectors have raised concerns that “many patients” at a Scottish hospital did “not appear well cared for” – with a report telling…

The National (Scotland)

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Victoria's voluntary assisted dying program under the spotlight after regional man's long wait

Alan Clark wanted to end his life on his own terms after being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological condition, but he died a "horrific" death before he had a chance.

The Independent UK

Eighth child believed to have died with Strep A infection

Morelands Primary, in Waterlooville, Hampshire, reportedly said it is “absolutely devastated” by the loss of one of its pupils.

Salon

Corporation exploits state special ed

UHS collected more than $38 million for special education services that families say it largely didn’t provide

Liverpool Echo

Domestic violence victims say new approach leads to more trust in social services

The approach is one part of a wider Wirral Council programme called “Breaking the Cycle” aiming to improve people’s lives

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Hard-grafting Scots gran in 80s is country's oldest care home worker

Liz Thomson is now believed to be Scotland’s oldest care home worker.

Wales Online

Husband devastated after wife dies 'waiting 16 hours for an ambulance'

'The service people couldn’t give us a time that an ambulance would be sent out because they were extremely busy'

Tribune News Service

Funeral aid is available — but untapped — in many states

Many states offer payments to families to help them cover the cost of funerals, and some of the amounts are on the rise.

Chronicle Live

Northumberland's new pre-birth support service designed to 'break the cycle' of social service involvement

A councillor was concerned with the number of people the team have already worked with

The Independent UK

‘I couldn’t afford to eat — now my side hustle makes me £100,000 a month’

Rebecca Goodwin, 28, was surviving on food stamps until she started an OnlyFans page

Liverpool Echo

Mum thought daughter was 'messing around' before sudden death

Fay Adderley died at the young age of 18

Daily Record

DWP confirms no plans for early access to State Pension for people diagnosed with a terminal illness

Someone with less than 12 months to live will receive fast-track access to the highest awards of up to three benefits.

1 … 268 269 270 271

People

StellaLily McCorkindale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Department for Work and Pensions

373 stories

Social Security Scotland

338 stories

Northumberland County Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.