• ‘Don't wait until care crisis point’ urges dementia care provider

    Other findings included: Now a dementia care provider in the UK is challenging the perception of care in older age, after new research has shown that many people wait until breaking point before reaching out for help when it comes to the care of their loved one. The study by Vida Healthcare highlights the uncertainty around the different types of care available within the UK, with many people in Leeds admitting to not knowing what different types of care involve. A quarter (25 percent) of Leeds...

  • ‘Stop waiting until care crisis point’ urges dementia care provider

    A leading provider of dementia care in the UK is challenging the perception of care in older age, after new research has shown that many people wait until breaking point before reaching out for help when it comes to the care of their loved one. The study by Vida Healthcare highlights the uncertainty around the different types of care available within the UK, with many people in Sheffield admitting to not knowing what different types of care involve. A third (33 percent) of Sheffield adults...

  • Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?

    It is 2026, and in a downbeat speech at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin finally announces a withdrawal from Ukraine. Russian…What to read next: The US war aid might be too little, too late for Ukraine | Wartime Budapest was a haven, then a hell, for Europe’s Jews | Ukraine’s plight is getting more desperate by the day | Is Georgia’s future with Europe, or Russia?

  • NATO TROOPS START POURING INTO UKRAINE

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) According to Stephen Bryen, whose extensive experience has been as a U.S. armaments-manufacturing high executive as well as in both the Executive and Legislative ends of the U.S. Government, headlined on April 25th, “NATO is starting to deploy Troops in Ukraine and Russia is Racing to Win”, and he reported: […]

  • Cornwall care provider being investigated following 'concerns'

    Cornwall Council says it is working with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide alternative care arrangements for those affected

  • Hoarder has too many animals for adequate care [Ask the Vet]

    The result is overcrowding, malnutrition and starvation, spread of infectious diseases and parasites, and pain from untreated illnesses and injuries.

  • Ted Cruz could face IRS issues over podcast deal

    U.S. Rep. Ted Cruz's podcast deal with iHeartMedia, which has drawn fire form both campaign finance watchdogs and political rivals, also may face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tax experts told the Texas Republican's hometown newspaper that he may be required to report income from his podcast distribution contract on tax documents — even if he's not personally collecting cash for creating the shows. "It's still going to be his income, because...

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    Speaker Johnson continues facing backlash over Ukraine aid

    After months of GOP infighting, House lawmakers have passed foreign aid funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Johnson is facing Republican calls to resign over the funding.

  • Hawaiian immersion child care center provides free services

    Ke Kula Kamali‘i Hanaiaulu, Windward Community College’s Hawaiian immersion child care center, is helping students complete their collegiate education by providing free child care serv­ices to those with children.

  • Mumbai faces second heatwave of season, IMD issues warning

    MUMBAI: For the second time this season, Mumbai and its adjoining areas witnessed heatwave conditions, with daytime temperatures breaching the 37-degree mark. The IMD Santacruz observatory recorded maximum temperatures of 38.1 degrees on April 28, Sunday, which was 4.4 degrees above normal and the second-highest for the month so far. Previously, on April 16, maximum temperatures for the city had touched 39.7 degrees. Meanwhile, the maximum temperatures recorded by the IMD Colaba observatory were...

  • Ukraine Update: The fight for Chasiv Yar and the changing face of war

    On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported on how President Joe Biden set a trap for House Speaker Mike Johnson. When Biden called congressional leaders in for a meeting that was ostensibly about preventing a government shutdown, the president—along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—instead hit Johnson with a plan for a new assistance package for Ukraine. Biden piled on facts and presentations, warning...

  • Essex NHS trust could cut 600 jobs after facing 'complex issues'

    The trust looks manages Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals, three of the biggest in Essex