Rise in inactivity has by far been the rise in long term sickness. That has been a brake on the economy and prompted the creation of a major back to Work Programme from government ministers. But if ministers were hoping for a rapid turnaround, heres a reality check. The Health Foundation thinktank projects that the number of working age adults suffering from major illness whether diabetes, depression, chronic pain or Heart Problems is actually set to rise significantly over the coming decades, in fact, by an extra 700,000 by 2040. Fran springfield, a nurse for decades, was forced to give up work while she was in her 50s due to back problems which left her needing to use a wheelchair. The sadness of it all has been is that theres no real way that i could go back and work part time. I only know of one of us in the uk who is a Wheelchair User and still works. And troublingly, new research from the foundation seen by newsnight suggests 80 of that 700,000 projected increase in working age p
In the Champions League semi finals. Theyre both in quarterfinal second leg action tonight. Arsenal are Bayern Munich. And city are at home against real madrid. Their tie finely poised, after the first leg finished 3 3. Manager Pep Guardiola says his side are well prepared to secure the crown for a second consecutive year. In this time of games, i am not talking winning or losing, i am talking being present and being who we are. We have always had the feeling that we are prepared, prepared to perform well at maximum, our best. Otherwise you cant reach the semifinals against teams like madrid. Arsenal have a tough task away against Bayern Munich after their 2 2 draw last week. This is bayern s last chance of silverware this season after Bayer Leverkusen ended their long run of bundesliga titles. Arsenal are hoping to reach the semi finals of the Champions League for the first time in 15 years. But, hoping to stop them is former spurs man harry kane. I had a lot of history with Arsenal P
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The number of people not working in t.he UK due to chronic illnesses has soared since the pandemic, putting pressure on the British economy, analysts said on Tuesday.
The number of people not working in the UK due to chronic illnesses has soared since the pandemic, putting pressure on the British economy, analysts said on Tuesday.