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Going into the system. the amount we spend has been rising, but here is the problem. population changes are putting a huge strain on health services around the world. these bars are spaced 25 years apart, butjust look at how the number of people in the uk has jumped between the mid—i9 90s and today. that is a big increase in just 25 years. and crucially, the number of over 65s shown in red has been rising rapidly. and that's the group which needs far, far more from doctors and from the nhs. it's a trend expected to continue in the future, that is projected to put even more pressure the nhs. ...

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Like the women's euro finals, or the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations, can still pull in more than ten million tv viewers. but the regulator, 0fcom, has warned public service broadcasters continue to see falling audience figures. according to its research, around 20% of homes in the uk now subscribe to all three of the biggest streaming platforms. 90% of 16 to 2a—year—olds said they bypassed tv channels in favour of a streaming on demand or video—based social platform. in contrast, more than three quarters of over 65s still turn on tv channels first, revealing a stark divide between...

Time spent in front of the box has generally been falling across all ages over the last decade, with younger adults now consuming less than an hour of broadcast tv a day, while the over 65s, it's increased slightly to nearly six hours. after a boom in subscriptions for streaming services, there's been a small drop for the first time in numbers signing up. as the rising cost of living puts pressure on household budgets, the numbers signing up for at least one service fell by more than 350,000 this year. but that doesn't mean that customers have gone for good. 0fcom found almost three quarters s...

Would be the over 65s. in addition, these groups, like health and care workers and other younger age groups with health conditions will be eligible for an autumn booster. the virus is spreading fast now — the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests that about 3.5 million people in the uk had the virus last week, that's up 29% from the week before. it's still not as high, though, as the level in late march when there were 4.9 million infections. scotland has the highest case rates. 1 in 16 people there had the virus last week. in england, it was1 in 19 and in wales and ...