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Carer charities benefit from the new Health lottery
THE HEALTH LOTTERY: £200K CHEQUES FACTOR
By Ed Riley
FOUR charities were celebrating yesterday after pocketing nearly £200,000 in Health Lottery cash.
The payouts will help dementia sufferers, young carers and healthy living campaigns in Kent and Medway.
Findings on who uses the internet! Carers need the internet!
Social Media Usage in the UK – The Findings
by Jon Priestley
More than half UK pensioners now on Facebook
37.4 million UK adults use Facebook regularly
32.1 million UK adults use YouTube regularly
15.5 million UK adults on Twitter
7.9 million UK adults on LinkedIn
6.7 million UK adults on Flickr
There has been much talk in the press about how popular various social media platforms really are; how many people use Facebook in the UK? Does Twitter have more active accounts than Flickr? Is anyone over 40 interested in Foursquare? 
To remove any lingering doubt as to the popularity and importance of social media platforms, we conducted research with Your Say Pays, where we asked nearly 2,400 UK adults which social media platforms they used and how often.
We then analysed the results to bring what we believe is the most up-to-date snapshot of social media usage in the UK.
Caring for more than one person in the family
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John and Beth both care for their mothers and their son Nathan, 17. The couple represents what’s commonly known as ‘sandwich carers’ — people who care for a younger- and older-generation relative. Follow a day in Beth’s life to find out how she copes and where she finds support. A practical guide to caring
