What the papers said in the week ending 7 January 2023
There are many things to cause wrinkled brows at the start of this New Year, but there are close personal actions that give warmth and meaning to life: They are timeless The life-changing magic of kindness | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian
- Comfort and smiles come from reading – simple or assisted: Listening to books has a long history, but so does silent reading | Audiobooks | The Guardian
- Ignore the purists – listening to a book instead of reading it isn’t skiving or cheating | Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian
- Books are popular: Indie bookshop numbers hit 10-year high in 2022 defying brutal UK retail year | Books | The Guardian
- People are speaking their minds clearly, and there is hope that this can bring results: As an ex-BBC presenter, I want to hear a vision that goes beyond cut, cut, cut | Roger Bolton | The Guardian
Channel 4 privatisation plans formally abandoned | Channel 4 | The Guardian
Science continues to deliver extraordinary advances: Breast cancer patients get proton beam therapy on NHS in world-first trial | Breast cancer | The Guardian
The wrinkles in the brow come from desperation amongst those who are devoted to a caring calling:
- NHS unions say plans for 2% pay rise next year could mean more strikes | NHS | The Guardian
- ‘Intolerable’ NHS crisis to continue until April, health leaders warn | NHS | The Guardian
- Doctors criticise ‘delusional’ Rishi Sunak for denying NHS is in crisis | NHS | The Guardian
- PPE Medpro: UK government alleges firm supplied defective gowns to NHS | Michelle Mone | The Guardian
- Rishi Sunak accused of misleading public over emergency NHS funding | NHS | The Guardian
- And changes in the climate and economy cause extreme difficulties, especially for the poorest and weakest: England’s £2 bus fare cap may not save rural routes, campaigners fear | Transport policy | The Guardian
- UK pubs and restaurants cut winter hours to weather ‘perfect storm’ in 2023 | Hospitality industry | The Guardian
- More than 700,000 people in England and Wales lack central heating, says ONS | Housing | The Guardian
- Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds | Glaciers | The Guardian
- Climate crisis prompts RHS to plan for sending rhododendrons north | Plants | The Guardian
- UK credit card borrowing soars to highest monthly level since 2004 | Consumer spending | The Guardian
- Number of households renting has more than doubled since 2001, census reveals | UK news | The Guardian
But even here there is some good news: Why are wholesale gas prices falling and will it cut UK bills? | Gas | The Guardian
Otherwise:
We learn more about history through language: Is Iceland’s language a Norse code – or legacy of Celtic settlers? | Iceland | The Guardian
Death of its creator bring people to remember the Raleigh Chopper with affection ‘It was the MK2 I dreamed of’: readers recall their Raleigh Chopper rides | Cycling | The Guardian
Older people seek to control their own health: At 85, regular exercise is keeping me active and healthy | Fitness | The Guardian
And people with experience believe the shameful failures in dementia care can be overcome: How to sort out the crisis engulfing dementia care | Dementia | The Guardian
Pope Benedict XVI is celebrated and his death seen as a point from which more liberal interpretations of the faith will gain dominance:
- Pope Benedict XVI obituary | Catholicism | The Guardian
- Pope Benedict XVI laid to rest as 50,000 pay respects in St Peter’s Square | Pope Benedict XVI | The Guardian
The beauty of nature is always with us: Snowflake Bentley’s 19th-century images of snow crystals put online | Meteorology | The Guardian
David Jolley – Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity. January 2023
