Caring for unpaid carers

Is your friend shouldering the weight of caregiving for an ageing parent? If so, they may be feeling lonely, frustrated, or stretched too thin. Here, we look at the everyday struggles of providing care, and how you can lend a hand

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Granting power of attorney to a loved one to act on our behalf if we lack capacity gives peace of mind to millions. But what happens when those powers are abused? And who protects the vulnerable?

Ellie Bryan was 30 years old when her world fell apart. She’d just had her baby son, Theodore, but within a week she found herself evicted from the home she lived in with her daughter, Amelia, now sev

Liz Radley, 50, lives in Suffolk with husband Kris, 50, and their daughter Tilly, 10. In my 20s I worked at a leprosy charity and visited colonies in India as part of a fundraising challenge. I was de

You may not have the ability to change other people but you do have the power to improve your relationship with them