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The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland described Alison’s experience as “deeply concerning and totally unacceptable”.”No older person should find themselves effectively having to end their day in the middle of the afternoon because the care package they require cannot be fully delivered,” Siobhan Casey said.She said her office had seen a significant increase in calls from older people and families struggling to access domiciliary care, including delays to hospital discharge, reduced care provision and long waits for support.She said concerns included delays in hospital discharge because care packages were unavailable, long waits for support at home, reduced care…

Serena Williams walked out onto Wimbledon’s Centre Court, closed her eyes, took a deep breath and smiled at the ovation that greeted her.Williams has consistently said she has nothing left to prove as she resumes the tennis career from which she evolved away in 2022.But no-one was sure what to expect on Tuesday evening when she faced Australia’s Maya Joint in what was the 44-year-old’s first singles match in four years.There would have been a moment of relief for Williams when she won her first point at SW19 for 1,462 days – a forced error from Joint in response to…

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Bill payers are being urged to submit a meter reading as household energy prices rise by 13% for millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday.Anyone whose tariff is affected by regulator Ofgem’s price cap and does not have a smart meter should take a reading to avoid previous usage being charged at the new, higher rate.Price rises, driven by the higher cost of gas, may have a relatively limited impact owing to warm weather and lower energy use during the summer months.But higher energy prices caused by the fall-out of the US-Israeli war with Iran are likely…

It is not only their devastating finishing about which France’s World Cup rivals should be concerned.The spirit and unity of this exceptionally talented Les Bleus team should also worry the remaining sides left in the tournament – and it was on full display during Tuesday’s 3-0 dismantling of Sweden.After Kylian Mbappe’s superbly crafted opening goal, France’s all-time leading scorer ran straight towards his bench to embrace Didier Deschamps.The head coach was back in the dugout for the first time since returning from France to attend the funeral of his mother.It was a heartfelt moment. Mbappe and Deschamps were then joined…

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A review into maternity safety in England was changed just days before publication to remove criticism of a “normal birth drive”, according to a former member of the inquiry team.The campaign, which encourages vaginal birth without any medical intervention and is backed by many midwives, has been found to have contributed to avoidable deaths and harm in other reviews.But Dr Bill Kirkup told the that similar criticism was removed from the government-commissioned review, forcing him to resign.”I don’t think it’s right that we should push this under the covers,” he said. “This is a patient safety danger and I think…

England manager Thomas Tuchel had revealed that his team will follow his predecessor Sir Gareth Southgate’s penalty shootout blueprint at the World Cup.Tuchel’s side face DR Congo in their first knockout game of the tournament on Wednesday, a scenario that opens up the potential for penalties.The match, which kicks off in Atlanta at 17:00 BST, is live on BBC One and iPlayer.Prior to Southgate’s appointment as manager in 2016, the national team had a poor record in major tournament shootouts – winning just one of seven.But under Southgate, England took their penalty preparations to a new level which resulted in…