[ad_1] Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsPA MediaIda Lock died a week after she suffered serious brain injuries around the time of her deliveryAn NHS trust criticised over the avoidable death of a newborn baby was paid £2m for providing good maternity care, the BBC can reveal.A senior coroner ruled on Friday that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMB) NHS trust contributed to Ida Lock's death and had failed to
[ad_1] Greig WatsonBBC News, East MidlandsGetty ImagesRichard III was reinterred in a specially-designed tomb after being driven through the cityThe discovery of Richard III's skeleton beneath a council car park in Leicester in 2012 stunned both the academic and wider world.But while the identification was confirmed in January 2013, his reinterment at Leicester Cathedral did not take place until March 2015.As well as disputes and disagreements, the time was taken
[ad_1] At least 18 people have been killed and 19 injured as South Korea's wildfires continue to ravage the country's southeast, according to the latest numbers from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.The "unprecedented" crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are "rewriting the record books for the worst wildfires in our nation's history".More than 23,000 people have been evacuated and several heritage
[ad_1] The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.Prince Harry said he had stepped down alongside co-founder and fellow patron Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Sentebale's board of trustees after Dr Sophie Chandauka's relationship with the trustees "broke down beyond repair" and she sued the charity
[ad_1] Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesThousands of protesters have gathered for a seventh night in Istanbul, in support of the detained mayor of the city, Ekrem ImamogluThousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers.The nightly unrest began last Wednesday when the city's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - who is seen as
[ad_1] The government has expressed concerns about the timeline for implementing assisted dying, the BBC understands, before measures were tabled to delay when it could be available.Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP bringing the bill, said she was "disappointed" to be proposing deferring when it must be in force by until 2029.Some MPs expressed concern this was the same year as the next general election was due.Officials and civil servants have
[ad_1] Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Brandon Drenon on Capitol HillBBC News, Washington DCWatch: Key reactions to reports of a leaked group chat involving Trump officialsUS President Donald Trump and his intelligence chiefs have played down a security breach that saw a journalist invited into a Signal group chat where he reported seeing national security officials plan airstrikes in Yemen.US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe denied at a Senate hearing
[ad_1] Family handoutSarah Everard was was kidnapped, raped and murdered in 2021 by a Met Police officerSarah Everard's parents are campaigning for tougher sentencing for serious violent and sexual criminals as part of a new campaign group being launched in Parliament.Ms Everard, 33, was abducted, raped and murdered by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens as she walked home in London in 2021 - he was later sentenced to a whole
[ad_1] Greig WatsonBBC News, NottinghamPA MediaMaternity services at the trust are at the centre of the largest inquiry of its kind in the NHSThe healthcare watchdog has apologised over delays to the publication of its report into maternity services in Nottingham, which is subject of the largest inquiry of its kind in the NHS.Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections - in June and July - found seven breaches of regulation in
[ad_1] Several front pages lead on the chancellor's Spring Statement on Wednesday, including the Guardian which reports on concerns about what Rachel Reeves could announce. The paper says she is due to promise to "secure Britain's future" by boosting defence spending, but adds there is "mounting speculation that she will be forced to raise taxes" in the autumn Budget.The Daily Mirror carries an exclusive with the chancellor, headlining on her
