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Labour conference graveyard slot' for winter fuel vote angers Unite

Labour conference organizers are accused of attempting to silence union voices by scheduling a critical vote on winter fuel payments at the end of the event.

Frailty in older people rose sharply during austerity years, study reveals

Austerity cuts to the NHS, public health, and social care in England have been linked with a sharp increase in frailty.
The coalition government's austerity programme in the early 2010s is associated with steeper increases in frailty with age compared with the pre-austerity years between 2002 and 2010.
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