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Nearly two in 10 older people avoided going to A&E during winter last year due to these concerns

Six in 10 over 65s worry about catching flu from A&E trips

Hussain Manawer wrote a poem capturing the realities of caring for ourselves and others as part of AXA Health's Cover that Cares campaign.

More than a third of the sandwich generation feel overlooked

Fathers are ready for change

Ad Feature Half of the world’s fathers feel unsupported, study suggests

According to Barchester, these gestures reflect patience and practical support carers demonstrate every day.

Ad Feature Barchester launches 12 Ways to Care This Christmas initiative

From left to right: Lisette Poole (Registered Manager), Yvonne Powell (carer), Louise Page (carer), Hena Zainab (Managing Director)

From nan’s care to home care: husband and wife team bring personalised service t...

Wendy and Eric

Christmas Video Showcases Joyful Bonds Between Carers and Residents

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Watch as cute shelter dogs get spoilt at Christmas dinner party

According to Carers UK, an estimated 12,000 people across the UK become carers every day, often without realising it

Are you a carer? Try this new tool to find out

Geoff and Jo Smith.

Watch: Dad walks again after having part of skull removed after stroke

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

Giant pill box reminder for meals

Giant pill box reminder for meals
An enormous ‘pill box’ has been created for dinners - so elderly people know what meals to eat during the week.
Richard Jenkins

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

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Kids Club cinema - your guide to Kids Clubs and discounts this summer

Boy, 3, is rescued from railway track by man at Newark Northgate Station.

Watch: Boy, 3, rescued from railway track seconds before train passes

School classroom.

Watch: How to appeal if you don’t get your first choice primary school

Ambulance explodes and bursts into flames in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.

Watch: Ambulance explodes into a fireball after dropping off patient

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Breaking Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

Top things carers wish they'd known

The top 14 things unpaid carers wish they'd known at the start

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Breaking Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government

Dreamboys fulfil 92-year-old woman’s dream of seeing male striptease

92-year-old woman fulfils life-long dream of seeing male striptease

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

They are the kind of vivid blue sapphires whose lustre has been lusted over for centuries. Yet these wondrous stones have lain unseen for years and may even have ended up in the bin.

Jewellery hoard worth thousands found wrapped in carrier bags

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Unpaid carers asked to apply for ID passport

The Leicestershire County Council offices in Glenfield

Have a say on plans to support carers in Leicestershire

The swimming pool at Waterfield Leisure Centre EMN-220330-144457001

Swim sessions offered free to Melton carers

NHS staff and care workers given free access to live events as Concerts for Care...

The vaccine rollout will proceed down the age bands of adults (Photo: Getty Images)

Frontline workers and BAME groups won’t be next in line for Covid vaccine - prio...

Nightclubs, gigs, cinemas and theatres are expected to have to wait until September before they can reopen (Photo: Getty Images)

Nightclubs and theatres expected to stay closed until 90% of UK have had Covid j... Claire Schofield

The next five priority groups should be invited for their first vaccine dose by the end of April (Photo: Getty Images)

This is who will get Covid vaccine next as rollout moves into new phase

Carers Week is an annual event which takes place each year, celebrating the fantastic work of carers in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when national Carers Week 2020 takes place - and special discounts for ca...

Kate Garraway talked about her husband's condition on Good Morning Britain via a video call from her back garden in North London (Credit: ITV Good Morning Britain)

TV presenter Kate Garraway has revealed that her husband may never fully recover...

People in England who were shielding can now leave their homes as lockdown eases...

To thank the NHS workers who are working tirelessly throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Thursday 26 March will see a #ClapForOurCarers event dedicated to them (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to take part in tonight's national applause to thank key workers

Captain Tom Moore raised a huge £12.5 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden (Photo: PA)

Here’s what you need to know about NHS Charities Together as Captain Tom raises ...

This is how you can help your elderly relatives and friends during the coronavir...

The changes have seen state pensions rise, but many are faced with having their benefits frozen for the fourth year in a row (Photo: Shutterstock)

Benefit and state pension rates changed yesterday - here's what you need to know

Tattooist and shop owner Chris Greaves with Egerton Lodge staff who had Manchester Bee tattoos done at the Cre8tive Ink studio in Melton to raise money for the appeal following the recent terrorist bombing EMN-170626-125242001

Melton carers' tattoo tributes to Manchester bomb victims

Holding some of the petitions is resource centre manager Rhonda Fazackerley with ward councillors Margaret Glancy, Pam Posnett , Simon Lumley and resident Mary Allen.

UPDATE: Clinical commissioning group's statement following its U-turn over decis...

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