Bath hospital maternity team delighted by positive survey results

Post published:December 14, 2025
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A hospital maternity team is celebrating being recognised for its quality of patient care, particularly improvements to postnatal services.The Care Quality Commission 2025 Maternity Survey found those giving birth at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) felt they were "listened to, respected and supported" throughout their treatment.Director of midwifery, Zita Martinez, said this year the team had focused on postnatal care and that it was "especially pleasing" to see improvements in this area.The annual survey…

Thailand launches new offensive as Cambodia halts all border crossings | Conflict News

Post published:December 14, 2025
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A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border ‘territories’ in Trat province.Thailand’s military has launched a new offensive against Cambodia to “reclaim sovereign territory”, spurning mediation efforts, including that of United States President Donald Trump.Violence between the two Southeast Asian nations continued on Sunday, a day after Phnom Penh announced that it was shutting all of its crossings with Thailand, its northern neighbour.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe conflict stems…

Brown University reports two dead, eight injured in US school shooting | Gun Violence News

Post published:December 13, 2025
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Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island, has confirmed that two people have been killed and eight more are critically injured after an active shooter was reported on the campus of Brown University.Exams were under way on Saturday when the shooting began on the Ivy League campus in the United States.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe suspect remains at large, according to Rhode Island officials. They described the suspect as a man dressed in black who…

Alaves vs Real Madrid: La Liga – team news, start time, lineups | Football News

Post published:December 13, 2025
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Who: Alaves vs Real MadridWhat: Spain’s La LigaWhere: Mendizorroza Stadium in Vitoria, SpainWhen: Sunday, December 14, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.Real Madrid will hope to ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso when they visit Alaves on Sunday, but the record La Liga winners will know that one more defeat could spell the end of the short-lived tenure of…

Israel claims to have killed senior Hamas commander, Raed Saad, in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Post published:December 13, 2025
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There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or from medics that Saad was among the dead.Published On 13 Dec 202513 Dec 2025|Updated: 5 minutes agoUpdated: 5 minutes agoClick here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Israeli military sats it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza City.The attack on Saturday killed four people and wounded at least 25, according to Gaza health authorities.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere was no immediate confirmation…

Additional NHS vaccine clinics in Cornwall to protect against flu

Post published:December 13, 2025
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Liam McBurney/PA WireDr Strain said the term "super flu" was adding to concernAdditional walk-in NHS flu clinics are being organised to help protect people against the flu. NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly said clinics would be available between 15 and 18 December, after NHS England said an average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% up on last…

Trump strips legal protections from Ethiopian refugees in latest crackdown | Migration News

Post published:December 13, 2025
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The United States has ended temporary legal protections for thousands of Ethiopian nationals, ordering them to leave the country within 60 days or face arrest and deportation.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Friday, determining that conditions in Ethiopia “no longer pose a serious threat” to returning nationals despite ongoing violence in parts of the country.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe move affects approximately 5,000 refugees who fled armed conflict and is the latest…

Devon volunteer doctors become association’s charity of the year

Post published:December 13, 2025
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A group of volunteer emergency doctors has been named as an association's charity of the year. BASICS Devon, whose volunteers respond to serious medical emergencies, supporting the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, has been named the charity of 2026 for the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA).Each year, the DCAA selects one charity to support - which includes making them the sole organisation eligible for donations throughout the Devon County Show.John Lee, a DCAA member, who cast…

Campaign to tackle drop in A-level language studies in south west

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University of ExeterThe University of Exeter will lead the South West region's language studies networkA campaign has been launched to tackle a decline in the number of young people learning modern languages at A-level in south west state schools.A network of schools in Devon and Cornwall has joined forces with the University of Exeter to make modern language studies "more accessible".The university said it would lead the Languages For All programme across the south west following a successful…

Teddy bear adoption drive at Somerset St Margaret’s charity shops

Post published:December 13, 2025
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A long-standing volunteer at a charity shop has made it her personal mission to ensure every teddy bear finds a home for Christmas.Mary Peto, 71, has been telling customers at the St Margaret's Hospice shop in Langport, Somerset, "no bear will spend Christmas alone".Her initiative has spread to all 31 shops in the charity's chain, which are now on a collective mission to rehome their bears of all shapes, sizes and colours."With their little faces looking out from…

Alleged Palestine Action protesters deny break-in charges

Post published:December 13, 2025
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Three alleged protesters from Palestine Action who are accused of breaking into a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm and causing £1m worth of damage have denied the charges against them.Finn Collins, from Whitstable, Salaam Mahmood, from Abbey Wood, London, and Liam Mullany, from Poole, pleaded not guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday to charges of aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder.The prosecution alleges members of the group were armed with sledgehammers and whips at…

Poole’s Twin Sails bridge repair hit by manufacturing delay

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Manufacturing delays "outside" a council's control could mean Poole's Twin Sails Bridge remains closed for longer than expected while repair work is carried out.The lifting bridge, which connects Poole with Hamworthy, has been shut since 26 August after engineers inspecting the mechanism found "abnormal creaking" noises.Work on the bridge, scheduled to begin on Monday, had been anticipated to last about a week.In an update, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council (BCP) said there had been a hold up in…