News round-up: ‘Ageism’ bars elderly from NHS care

A third of elderly not receiving basic NHS care as campaigners call for laws against ‘ageism’
Older people are still getting a raw deal from the age discrimination that dominates the NHS, according to research.

Read more on this story in The Daily Mail today

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Drug-linked mental illness rises by 100%
The number of people admitted to hospital in England with mental illnesses linked to use of illegal drugs has doubled in the past decade, official figures revealed yesterday.

Read more on this story in The Guardian today

Lord Bruce-Lockhart dies at 66
The most prominent Conservative in local government in the past decade died in hospital yesterday after a long illness, aged 66.

Read more on this story in The Guardian today

Bling culture turns youths to crime, says minister
Young men are shunning work and turning to a life of crime as Britain develops a “get rich or die trying” culture, the country’s most senior black MP warns today.

Read more on this story in The Guardian today

Fuel vouchers plan

The government is planning to issue fuel vouchers to parents struggling to pay their bills.

Read more on this story in The Times today

 

 

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