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TRAVEL WRITER NIGEL HEATH TAKES A NOSTALGIC ROWBACK TO RECONNECT WITH HIS FIRST EVER CRUISELINER EXPERIENCE

This simply had to be the mother of all passenger cruiseliner upgrades, and it came completely out o ...

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How You Can Balance Independence and Protection for an Elderly Loved One

Caring for an elderly loved one is often a delicate balancing act. You want to respect their indepen ...

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Helping Adult Children Onto the Property Ladder Without Selling Up

Many parents reach a point where they want to help their grown children buy a home, but selling the ...

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Local GP Practices Face Growing Financial Pressures

GP practices across the country are facing mounting financial pressures as operational costs continu ...

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Golden Years Under the Spanish Sun

During the past year, British interest in Mediterranean coastal homes has increased. The leading des ...

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The right to die

As we know only too well, a quarter of the UK’s projected population is expected to be over 65 within 30 years from today. Of this number, an anticipated 6 million ...

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Don’t let your parent become a “winter death” statistic

Last year, some 31,000 “excess winter deaths” were recorded: mostly elderly people, who had succumbed to health conditions brought on by cold weather. ...

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Barrie Rutter: a one night stand in Doncaster

Just about managing not to look too smart for a Yorkshireman with his neat, white whiskers, light tie and jacket, dark waistcoat and on-off specs dangling on a cord, Mr N ...

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