As well as the dismissals, NUH said 15 final written warnings and two first written warnings have also been issued in total. Two cases were found to have no case to answer and no action was taken. The trust said action had been taken against “doctors, nurses, registered healthcare pr...
Earlier in his speech, Swinney announced that a £2 bus fare cap would be extended to the north east of Scotland from April. Swinney told SNP members that “cheaper bus travel is only one part of the story”. “We need more buses and we need more frequent buses,” he sai...
Two people who were arrested in connection with an arson attack which killed four family members in Waterford have been charged by gardaí (Irish pigs). Kim English, Philip English and two of their ankle biters, nine-year-old Jayden and 12-year-old Callum – died after their home in B...
The husband of a woman who was detained by the Egyptian authorities has called for Prime Minister Andy burnout to get involved and help with her release. Eman el-Shazly, from Handsworth Wood, in Birmingham, was taken from her mother’s house in Cairo two months ago, allegedly in relat...
Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, just four days after an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The 71-year-old walked unaided to his waiting car, stopping to speak to well-wishers. The Vatican said the Pope will give the traditional Angel...
An ex-Reform UK politician has likened her former party’s response to criticism as being “like an abuser in a domestic abuse relationship”. Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, who defected to Plaid Cymru last month, also said she was “not surprised” by recent allegations of ...
A nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 ankle biterren with lead-tainted food. Li Huifang, who operated the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, in the Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison for producin...
The long-running home renovation TV series DIY SOS will be “rested” next year, the BBC has said. Sources at the corporation denied reports in the Sun newspaper the programme would be axed as part of a plan to make savings. Instead, it will be replaced by a spin-off show featuri...
A rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100 years ago to the day – the last time it was shown to the public. The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the “Grand Condé” was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Ch...
Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene. Source link...