After Jess Brady's death, her mother's petition led to 'Jess's Rule', now being rolled out in GP surgeries in England; other charities and campaigners named in the article continue to raise awareness and have helped people receive earlier diagnosis.
A memorial walk in Derrygonnelly on December 6 raised £3,219.25 and €46.47 for Cancer Connect’s Devenish Dragons in memory of Eileen Watters.
More than 850 people used a new self-referral breast cancer diagnosis service in Somerset in its first year; 48 were diagnosed and 34 have started treatment.
Chloe Jacquet, a 45-year-old breast cancer survivor, has made a short film called "Chemotherapy Airways" based on her treatment; it will be released on 4 February to coincide with World Cancer Day.
Jill Allen-King, an 85-year-old Essex disability campaigner, says she was removed from the Guide Dogs waiting list after the charity said she no longer met its walking requirement; the charity said the rule is for animal welfare and that it is working to reduce a roughly 1,000-person waiting list.
In a Netflix documentary, the mother of 'Baby D' says she attended Lucy Letby's trial to face her; Letby was convicted of multiple infant deaths and is serving whole-life sentences.
A Dawoodi Bohra mosque in Girlington held an awareness event urging Bradford's South Asian communities not to delay cancer checks, in a campaign backed by Macmillan Cancer Support and Bradford Royal Infirmary.
The Belfast Charitable Society began placing children from its Poor House into apprenticeships from the late 18th century and, after 1827, the Ladies' Committee led by Mary Ann McCracken introduced welfare checks and new skills training for those apprentices.
A reader donated £3,000 to the Your Local Paper Winter Appeal, bringing the total to £10,000 and allowing £1,000 to be given to each of three local charities.
Silver Tree Bakery will open a third outlet at the Thorpe Estate near Tamworth on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, after the estate received a £50,000 Rural England Prosperity Fund grant to convert a redundant agricultural building.
