
Aasma Day
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Northern Reporter @theipaper. Multi award winning journo;) Was: North of England corr HuffPost UK; Led JPI Investigations Unit; Lifestyle Editor Lancashire Post
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06-01-2012 22:28:33
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'I'm a 77-year-old renter on a pension - in winter it's colder inside than out' Maggie tells The i Paper her home is so cold, there is condensation outside the windows Older private renters are struggling to heat energy inefficient homes Independent Age inews.co.uk/news/renting-pā¦

āIām a Waspi woman who lost my job & home after my husband got terminal cancerā Mandy Atkinson tells The i Paper about her struggles & how she has finally been able to buy new shoes & underwear after receiving her state pension #WASPI Campaign Solent WASPI inews.co.uk/news/waspi-womā¦



Baby deaths and mother trauma - where has it all gone wrong with UK maternity care? Mums who are traumatised after birth or have lost their babies, midwives & campaigners tell The i Paper change is urgently needed Royal College of Midwives š Nursing and Midwifery Council Anna Whitehouse inews.co.uk/news/baby-deatā¦

āIām young and left the miserable UK for Spain. I love it - Prosecco is only two eurosā Phoebe Gilbert, 26, tells The i Paper that more young people are getting disillusioned and let down by the āgrey and backwardsā UK so are starting a new life abroad inews.co.uk/news/left-dreaā¦



'I'm a Brit living in Tenerife - mass tourism has destroyed everything so I protest against it' Brian Harrison, 57, who moved from UK to Tenerife at 22, tells The i Paper why more protests are needed as tourism has ruined the the once beautiful island inews.co.uk/news/brit-liviā¦

'At 68, my day as a Waspi from cooking once a week to surviving on food banks' Maria Fuccio gives The i Paper a glimpse into the daily reality of her "meagre" life and says she couldn't cope without food banks or her animals #WASPI Campaign Solent WASPI inews.co.uk/news/day-in-liā¦

āIām 100 and worked until 90 - retiring later is the secret to a ripe old ageā Arthur Lambert tells The i Paper he loved working and it never felt a chore He believes retiring later is a huge factor in his longevity Churchill Living Age UK Independent Age inews.co.uk/inews-lifestylā¦


āI retired to Spain from the UK but now want to go back because Iām bored stiffā Joanna Vanbergen, 68, tells The i Paper that while she likes Spain, the reality of endless days with nothing to do has made her regret leaving the UK inews.co.uk/news/retired-sā¦


āBefore PIP, I was housebound with rats scurrying over me - I fear rock bottom' Paul Doyle, 49, tells The i Paper he is terminally ill & relies on PIP to fund daily carers. He fears going back to living in a rat infested home unable to look after himself inews.co.uk/news/pip-houseā¦

'I had an abortion at 14 - women shouldn't be treated like criminals' Shanice Tomlinson, 27, tells The i Paper women who have had an abortion are already living with an emotional burden - even if they don't regret it - & it's wrong to criminalise them inews.co.uk/news/abortion-ā¦