Cheshire Police Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life prison sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt has called for an “urgent re-examination” of the Lucy Letby case after “serious and credible” questions were raised by experts. The Conservative MP pleaded for the Criminal Cases Review...
The second phase of urgent repair work to Exmouth’s sea wall has been completed, a council has said. East Devon District Council (EDDC) said the “critical phase” of the project involved installing 150m (490ft) of steel sheet piling, extending the defences from the phase one works at the Sideshore Development to the old lifeboat slipway....
Catherine Lyst BBC Scotland News Louise Manson Louie alerts family members when Ellie is about to have an epileptic seizure An urgent search is being carried out to find a teenager’s support dog who has been missing in the Highlands for two weeks. Louie, a two-year-old golden retriever, is trained to let 17-year-old Ellie Lynn’s...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Ashburton Swimming Pool Ashburton Swimming Pool said the repairs to the deep end wall cost more than £50,000 A community swimming pool in south Devon is undergoing repairs due to significant damage. Ashburton Swimming Pool said contractors identified “lots of cracks” at the deep end of the pool, causing...
Getty Images Health organisations have urged the government to take immediate action to protect babies and children from nutritionally poor, sugar-laden food. The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) said children “face relentless exposure to unhealthy food” and called for stronger regulation of the baby food market. It follows an investigation by BBC Panorama which found baby...
EPA A leading health think tank says urgent and emergency care in England is performing “far worse” than before the pandemic. The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was “in distress” this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high. The group says it would be wrong just to blame relatively high levels of...
The Special – Urgent, Extraordinary Meeting of the Council – Thursday 20th March 25 can now be viewed below. Attendance details Agenda frontsheet  PDF 140 KB Agenda reports pack Report – Local Government Reorganisation – Interim Submission  PDF 2 MB Source link...