For many of us, the act of gardening brings us closer to nature by getting us outdoors and allowing us the opportunity to tend and grow objects that in the absence of our assistance would not be able to survive, let alone thrive. There is a special connection between the growers of roses and their plants, however, which seems to go even beyond the basic instincts of the traditional gardener.

A care worker has escaped prison despite being found guilty of punching and slapping an 87-year-old dementia sufferer.

The terrified man desperately raised his arms over his face to protect himself from her as she shouted at him, Grimsby Crown Court was told, but she showed no remorse.

Retirement Villages, or Care Villages if they include a care home element, have been around for a few decades now – not just in the UK. In Australia and the US, for example, the model is far more advanced.  In the US, as a consequence, there are literally 100s of Villages to choose from.