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  1. Numbers of coronavirus deaths – understanding the statistics

    in the news each day as the number of people who have died of coronavirus during the previous 24 hours. However, this is not quite accurate: the daily figures are the number of deaths reported to the Department ... is progressing in the UK. However, they are not all the deaths from coronavirus in the previous 24 hours. Not everyone dies in a hospital, and not all those who die in hospital had a coronavirus test. The

  2. Rewarding roles

    explains. “I think it works for me because it fits around my job. I try and do three hours a week – one hour a day for three consecutive days – and I like speaking to a variety of people.”

  3. Loneliness stories

    their growing friendship, and how Age UK's befriending service has made a difference. They spend an hour each week chatting about a range of topics, and they have developed a strong friendship. 92-year-old ... immediately, finding lots of common topics to chat about. He now visits Joseph every week for at least 2 hours and they’ve been able to go on trips together occasionally, too – such as the National

  4. Carer's checklist

    the things that make you feel like you. Are there any friends or family who could support you for an hour, or any local day centres that could give you a bit of a break every week? That could be through a ... Allowance is a payment of £69.70 a week to spend as you wish. If you care for someone at least 35 hours a week and earn less than £132 a week, you may be eligible. Find out more about Carer's Allowance

  5. Staying creative in later life

    a heady scent, Strolling in the garden, many an hour spent. Smelling the perfumes of the many flowers, I love my garden where I could spend several hours. Now I sit in my colourful bay window Watching the

  6. What's it like to be an Age UK befriender?

    fit "Befriending fitted the bill perfectly for me. This was what I wanted to do. It only takes an hour of your time each week to either visit an older person or you can call them on the telephone. I chose ... her to her hairdressing appointments." I've found my niche "My visits tend to last longer than an hour but that is my choice. Most importantly, we have fun and we value each other. "I have been befriending

  7. Waterloo Sunset

    share! Waterloo Sunset The resulting film, Waterloo Sunset, is 90 minutes long, cut down from the 60 hours of footage Harvey had shot. Billed as ‘A coming of age story with a difference’, it’s ... of success in the past. He remains passionate about his art, and we see him in the early morning hours working on his craft. As Waterloo Sunset unfolds, Shamus becomes a central and inspirational character

  8. Lifelong love

    1942. “They found me floating in the sea with my life jacket on, luckily facing upwards, six hours after the ship was sunk,” Eric tells us. “I was taken to hospital unconscious and in three ... to pick the gander up like a baby and nurse it and he used to love it. But every morning after an hour spent boiling potatoes for his food from half past five, I’d take it out and he’d fly

  9. Poetry and emotion

    yeast) With dried milk, salt and strong bread flour It’s ready to go in a quarter hour And then four hours are what it takes It mixes well before it bakes Then when the time has counted down I have

  10. 4 NHS plans for 2025 that professionals should know about

    out of a winter period that has seen record numbers of people waiting 12 hours and more in A&E, ambulances taking over an hour for calls that are supposed to be answered in 18 minutes, and 13,000 people

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