A CONTROVERSIAL “dementia tax” that penalises self-funding care home residents in the final years of their lives is one step closer to ending following a campaign by The Herald and Alzheimer Scotland that has received cross-party support. The SNP yesterday pledged, if it is re-elected to government, to take forward the recommendations of a major, independent review of adult social care which calls for an almost doubling in free personal and nursing allowances. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has also backed the move and with Labour, LibDems and the Greens adding their support, the increase is almost certainly expected to be ratified at Holyrood.
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Kaley Cuoco (
The Flight Attendant) is planning to play Doris Day in a new limited television series based on A.E. Hotchner s book
Doris Day: Her Own Story.
According to published reports, no timeline has been revealed and no network is currently attached to the series, which will be produced by Cuoco s Yes, Norman Productions, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. Consulting producers are Jim Pierson, an associate of Day s, and Tim Hotchner, son of Day s biographer. Additional information is still unavailable.
Day died at 97 in 2019, after an illustrious career during the Golden Age of entertainment. She was known for her work in films like