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 AI used to train workforce in ‘UK first for social care’

AI used to train workforce in ‘UK first for social care’

August 25, 2023 09:10 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted with the aim of training 20,000 new carers a year.

 Bereaved families take legal action over care home pandemic deaths

Bereaved families take legal action over care home pandemic deaths

August 25, 2023 08:31 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused.

 ‘Highly likely’ Wagner chief Prigozhin is dead, says MoD

‘Highly likely’ Wagner chief Prigozhin is dead, says MoD

August 25, 2023 08:23 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of a Russian mercenary group who staged a failed rebellion against the Kremlin, was reported to have died in a plane crash.

 Ulez expansion labelled ‘death of the modern classic car’ by owners

Ulez expansion labelled ‘death of the modern classic car’ by owners

August 25, 2023 07:00 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

One owner said he will refuse to pay the charge when the boundary is extended to cover the whole of Greater London on August 29.

 Weight loss jabs improve heart failure symptoms in obese patients – study

Weight loss jabs improve heart failure symptoms in obese patients –...

August 25, 2023 01:45 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Researchers administered the jab to a group for one year and compared results to those given a placebo

 Researchers call on governments to raise legal smoking age to 22

Researchers call on governments to raise legal smoking age to 22

August 25, 2023 01:45 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The findings of the Japanese study suggested a lower dependency on nicotine in later life if a person started smoking after 22.

 Drink-driver who killed charity cyclist and hid body to be sentenced

Drink-driver who killed charity cyclist and hid body to be sentenced

August 25, 2023 01:45 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Tony Parsons died in September 2017 but his body was not found until January 2021.

 What the papers say – August 25

What the papers say – August 25

August 25, 2023 12:30 AM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Vladimir Putin’s response to plane crash which killed Yevgeny Prigozhin dominates the front of Friday’s newspapers.

 NCA launches probe as sale of poison linked to 88 deaths in UK

NCA launches probe as sale of poison linked to 88 deaths in UK

August 24, 2023 11:17 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Kenneth Law was arrested in Ontario and is facing two counts of counselling and aiding suicide after allegedly selling a lethal substance online.

 Walkout by senior NHS doctors continues as pay dispute shows no sign of ending

Walkout by senior NHS doctors continues as pay dispute shows no sign...

August 24, 2023 11:01 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The 48-hour strike by consultants in England continues until Saturday morning.

 Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ asylum bill

Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ as...

August 24, 2023 10:02 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the system was under unsustainable pressure but insisted his plan would work.

 Man charged with murder of council worker who was shot in Liverpool

Man charged with murder of council worker who was shot in Liverpool

August 24, 2023 08:41 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Ian Fitzgibbon has been charged with the murder of Ashley Dale, who was found with a gunshot wound in the back garden of her home in Old Swan.

 Police in Pakistan ‘close to locating’ family of young girl found dead in Woking

Police in Pakistan ‘close to locating’ family of young girl found de...

August 24, 2023 08:27 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The body of Sara Sharif was found at a property on Hammond Road.

 Harry, 11, gets highest grade in GCSE maths after taking exam five years early

Harry, 11, gets highest grade in GCSE maths after taking exam five y...

August 24, 2023 07:01 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Harry Thew, who took the exam in Year 6 at Bede Academy in Blyth, Northumberland, said his performance was ‘quite good’.

 Alice Winn’s In Memoriam scoops Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023

Alice Winn’s In Memoriam scoops Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023

August 24, 2023 06:55 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The novel, set in the First World War, was described as ‘comfortingly classic yet daringly original’ by judges.

 Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths

Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ l...

August 24, 2023 06:34 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole-life term on Monday for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.

 Meghan to join husband Harry at Invictus Games

Meghan to join husband Harry at Invictus Games

August 24, 2023 06:02 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The Duchess of Sussex will fly to Europe to join the Duke of Sussex shortly after the event in Germany begins.

 Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

August 24, 2023 05:25 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

 The BBC takes home top prizes at the 2023 Edinburgh TV Awards

The BBC takes home top prizes at the 2023 Edinburgh TV Awards

August 24, 2023 05:16 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Hit shows from the broadcaster The Traitors and Happy Valley were winners in the best entertainment and best drama categories, respectively.

 Yousaf accuses Sunak of ‘climate denial’ over oil and gas licences

Yousaf accuses Sunak of ‘climate denial’ over oil and gas licences

August 24, 2023 05:07 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The First Minister said the UK Government ‘holds us back’.

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