Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a national investigation into maternity care in England. The “rapid” inquiry will urgently look at the worst-performing maternity and neonatal services in the country, including Leeds, Sussex, Gloucester, and Mid and South Essex. Streeting has met parents who have lost babies in a series of maternity scandals at some […]
Nick Ericsson BBC Africa Eye Africa family Davin was shot dead four months’ ago – an unwitting casualty of Cape Flats’ gang problem The distraught father lies on the narrow, single bed and points to two small bullet holes in the wall of his house. This is stark evidence of a moment that shattered his […]
Tensions soar at UN as Iran, allies condemn US military action, while US, Israel reject censure. The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency session following US-led strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, prompting sharp rebukes from several member states and renewed calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East, as allies Israel and the […]
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England says while the long-term […]
Six-time MotoGP world champ beat brother Alex and Fabio Di Giannantonio to sweep podium for local manufacturer Ducati. Ducati’s Marc Marquez won the Italian Grand Prix after a dogfight for podium places at the Mugello Circuit, taking the chequered flag ahead of his brother Alex to maintain his iron grip on the MotoGP riders’ championship. […]
Dr. Maya Bass would visit Oklahoma monthly to help provide abortions at a local clinic. Since the state banned abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, she found another way to support patients with limited access to abortions. Hannah Yoon for Newsportu hide caption toggle caption Hannah Yoon for Newsportu This story is […]
After announcing the “very successful” US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, United States President Donald Trump addressed the nation. Here is the full transcript of his speech on Saturday evening: A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the […]
Maia Davies & Johanna Chisholm BBC News Getty Images Dame Esther Rantzen told the BBC in 2023 that she had joined assisted dying clinic Dignitas Dame Esther Rantzen has appealed to the House of Lords not to block a bill giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to an assisted death, after […]
Adams, 30, is confident Wales can halt the losing streak. “We probably have just got a little bit lost and are trying to find our way back now,” said Adams. “That’ll come because the talent is there. I know I see it every day, these boys are as good as what we’ve had and are […]
Duffy’s Cut Project Part of a man’s jaw and teeth have been found at the site in Downingtown A 19th Century mass grave in Pennsylvania could contain the remains of up to 120 Irish immigrants, researchers have said. The site, at Downingtown, is 11 miles west of Duffy’s Cut, where in 2009 remains from a […]