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In an effort to make up for lost time the Presque Isle Rotary Club hosted its second Paul Harris Recognition Evening this calendar year, on Nov. 29 at Northern Maine Community College, recognizing four community members for their outstanding service to community and to the objectives of the Rotary Foundation.
some of those videos slowed down to get a better look at the driver. the speed at which it went through and then just to know that person didn't slow down and just kept going. the government's being urged by senior conservatives to rethink the latest changes to its social care overhaul in england over concerns poorer people will be disproportionately affected. ministers insist the plans, which will be voted on in parliament this evening, will protect everyone from what they describe as the "catastrophic costs" of care. i'm joined now by retired nurse, julia knight, whose mother is in a care home in lincolnshire. welcome, thank you forjoining us. just tell us if you don't mind what the situation is for you with your mother in care and the costs of it and how it's been paid for. tqm. mother in care and the costs of it and how it's been paid for. ok, so my journey _ and how it's been paid for. ok, so my journey with — and how it's been paid for. ok, so my journey with care _ and how it's been paid for. ok, so my journey with care homes i and how it's been paid for. ok, so i my journey with care homes started myjourney with care homes started in just before the pandemic, myjourney with care homes started injust before the pandemic, when both of my parents went into care home together. and my dad had very
high needs, needed 24 hour care, mum not so much at the time and i really struggled to get funding for him, even though he had dementia, had hardly any mobility, could do nothing for himself hardly, i but he was refused funding. after a big fight i managed to get funding for him, but sadly he died not long after. mum opted to say in the care home, because she had made friends. although she is 92 now, she is very frail, she is a little tiny lady, she weighs about six stone and doesn't qualify for funding at all and she's, so we have already had to sell her property. the cost is just about £4,500 per month. their
a failure to get it right now. the blunt truth is a quarter of the adult prison population in england used to be in care. so meet the policeman based here, who doesn't look like one. imagine if i was coming into work in a full uniform. the young people, firstly, it just wouldn't sit right. you know, me not wearing a uniform, it breaks down those barriers away. policing cannot fix everything on their own. so we do a lot ofjoined—up work with obviously with social care, with parents, with carers, with education, with health. and we're realising one of those other terminologies, you can't arrest your way out of this. there's got to be another approach. and that's where i absolutely 100% believe in the system. the children living here are at school right now. at the end of the corridor, the office, the front line in helping children at a desperate time. a place in a children's home is the last resort and hugely expensive. on average in england, more than £4,000 a week.
and sometimes with private providers a lot more. we were recently quoted, you know, £22,000 a week for a child to be placed in a children's home. £22,000 a week! yeah. and when, you know, you're faced with the prospect at five o'clock in the evening, where you can't find a home for a child who needs to come into our care, unfortunately, you are between a rock and a hard place. joe and joanne in eastbourne have been foster carers for nine years. when the children come to us and they look so down, they look like they're carrying so much baggage. and then after a few weeks, sometimes you just see their face start to light up. i mean, the fact of the matter is there's more children who need our help than there is carers who can help. yeah, but i also think people have got a misconception about fostering. ithink, you know, it's... am i qualified enough to be a foster carer? and it's, at the end of the day, it's about your personality,
local authorities say this is due to a shortage of foster carers and cuts to family support. the government says it's providing new grant funding to help maintain children's social care. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. i realised when i left my mum how little support i have compared to other kids. i was just a bit scared. oliwia is 24 and lives in oxford. she was 16 when her life changed in a way she'll never forget. this emergency happened and i had to go into emergency foster care. it was so terrifying for me, i remember at that time. i didn't know where i'll end up. and it was terrifying. and there's a shortage of foster carers. it means the demand for and cost of places in children's homes is rocketing.
at high speed into a christmas parade in wisconsin. today our community faced horror and tragedy in what should have been a community celebration. i am deeply saddened to know that so many in our community went to a parade, but ended up dealing with injury and heartache. there's further unrest over covid restrictions in europe. police have clashed with protestors in brussels — while austria has returned to full lockdown. some conservative mps urge the government to rethink changes to funding social care in england — saying poorer people will be disproportionately affected. new homes and buildings in england are to be required — by law — to install electric vehicle charging points from next year. the prime minister says plans are part of the uk's green industrial revolution. the british government is being urged by senior conservatives to rethink the latest changes to its social care
their lives and their care gusts are taken into account? that is what opponents arejudging taken into account? that is what opponents are judging these opponents are judging these opponents on some of the government shouldn't be too surprised that they could people are using. a memorial service for the uk conservative mp sir david amess, who was killed last month, will take place this afternoon in his southend constituency. members of the public are expected to line the streets to pay their respects as simon dedman reports. sir david amess had been an mp for nearly 40 years, first famously in basildon, winning the seat for the conservatives in the close �*92 election before going on to represent southend. last month, he was stabbed to death whilst holding a constituency surgery — where mps meet people they represent. today, localfriends, family and colleagues will come together to remember him. we've had some great times together and, literally, working with him on the streets, knocking on doors, going to see people. and he ran them.
because they don't feel they've got anywhere else to go and they have fallen through the gaps between other services and teams previously. and we found that really interesting. there's a couple of cohorts, which are particular frequent attenders at a&e. there's younger people from the age of 22 to 29, who might have particular mental health problems as well as other issues. and those over 70, who have other complex issues, including chronic loneliness. so it's really important to work with people, to understand them as individuals, so we can get them the support that they need, hopefully before they even get to a&e. specialist help can cut repeat visits by more than 80%, potentially saving the nhs millions of pounds, and reducing the pressure on an already—stretched service. dominic hughes, bbc news. the number of children in care in england could climb from 80,000 to reach almost 100,000 by 2025, according to new analysis commissioned by county councils and shared with the bbc. of those in care, around 12,000 are in children's homes, and that number is rising.
by county councils and shared with the bbc. of those in care, around 12,000 are in children's homes, and that number is rising. local authorities say this is due to a shortage of foster carers and cuts to family support. the government says it's providing "new grant funding" to help maintain children's social care. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. i realised when i left my mum how little support i have compared to other kids. i was just a bit scared. olivia is 2a and lives in oxford. she was 16 when her life changed in a way she'll never forget. this emergency happened and i had to go into emergency foster care. it was so terrifying for me, i remember at that time. i didn't know where i'll end up. and it was terrifying. and there's a shortage of foster carers. it means the demand for and cost