Daily News Roundup – 11 December 2013

Categories: In The Media.

Disabled back law to allow assisted dying

The Times

Most disabled people want the law changed to legalise helping the terminally ill to end their lives, according to a new Yougov poll for Dignity in Dying.

West Ham players visit children’s hospice

The Voice

Children from the Richard House Children’s Hospice were treated to an early Christmas present from their favourite football team.

Ben McGrail-Live

BBC Radio Somerset

Ben’s show comes live from St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil as they take a look at the future of hospices in the county.

Partner of dead firefighter lays into bereavement law

Oxford Mail

A mother whose partner was killed in a road accident has called for a change in law to help unmarried couples.

Dementia is the next global pandemic, says Aids prevention pioneer

The Guardian

Peter Piot has spent four decades investigating the world’s deadliest diseases. Now, the man who discovered the fatal Ebola virus, and whose pioneering work made HIV/Aids a global priority, is warning about the next pandemic – dementia.

Comic Relief investigation: managing charity investments ethically is not easy

The Guardian – voluntary sector network

In light of BBC Panorama’s revelations, Joe Saxton, founder of nfpSynergy, explains the ethical dilemmas charities face.

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