Getty Images Mothers and newborn babies came to harm because of staffing shortages and a “toxic” culture at Edinburgh’s maternity unit, according to a whistleblowing investigation seen by BBC News. NHS Lothian commissioned a report into the obstetrics triage and assessment unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after a member of staff raised concerns in February…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. (Picture credit: DALL·E) A criminology student, Nasen Saadi, is facing trial for the murder of Amie Gray and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles on a Bournemouth beach in May. Saadi, 20, allegedly murdered Gray, 34, and injured Miles, 38, as they sat on the…
Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an uncertain future. Source link
Sudan’s military has been accused of carrying out an air strike on a marketplace in the western region of Darfur in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed. The Emergency Lawyers rights group described the bombing in Kabkabiya town on Monday, the weekly market day, as a “horrific massacre”. Clashes have intensified in different…
Germany could leave the European Convention on Human Rights if it is unable to overhaul Europe’s asylum system, one of the country’s leading conservative politicians has said. Jens Spahn, who was a minister under Angela Merkel and represents the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Bundestag, said the move is only one component of a far-reaching…
A court in Argentina has dismissed charges of aggravated rape against France rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the players’ lawyers say. The pair, both 21, were arrested two days after making their international debuts in France’s victory over Argentina in Mendoza in July. They were accused of raping a 39-year-old woman in a…
A Russian spy cell operating in the UK planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the country using a small boat, the Old Bailey has heard. The court has heard that Jan Marsalek, an Austrian national who acted as a Russian agent, exchanged thousands of messages with Orlin Roussev from Great Yarmouth….
Syrians react to the fall of the Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News In Syria, the rebels who seized power have appointed a transitional government with a temporary prime minister. On Monday, crowds gathered as some Syrians continued to celebrate the takeover. Elizabeth Palmer has more on what happens next. Be the first…
Russia has been plunged even further into economic meltdown as some retailers are even forced to lock up their butter due to soaring costs. The country is struggling in the face of strict sanctions from the West, labour shortages, the cost of the Ukraine war, and corruption. As a result, Vladimir Putin appears to be…
In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of a new chapter in the country’s history after opposition forces overran the city. Christina Goldbaum, a New York Times correspondent, traveled to Damascus to find out how residents were reacting to the sudden breakthrough in…
