Day: December 10, 2020
‘Natural birth at any cost’: Parents who lost baby claim ‘systemic problem’ exists in UK midwifery
December 10, 2020The parents of a newborn girl who died at a scandal-hit NHS trust have told Sky News they believe there is a “systemic problem within midwifery” nationwide. Rhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton lost their first child, Kate Stanton-Davies, in March 2009. She was born very unwell, but the warning signs weren’t picked up on until […]
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‘Unsung heroes’: cleaners keeping London’s transport Covid-safe – photo essay
December 10, 2020In many ways, England’s second national lockdown was very different to the first. Schools stayed open, care home visits were allowed, elite sport continued, and people were allowed to socialise outdoors with a member of another household. What remained unchanged, however, was the essential nature of different streams of the country’s workforce, many of whom […]
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School evacuated after receiving bomb threat
December 10, 2020A London secondary school was evacuated earlier after receiving a bomb threat. Pupils were taken out of Stoke Newington School in Clissold Road at around midday today. Buy Google Reviews The school was then closed for the afternoon while police checked the premises. In an update at 3pm. Met Police officers said they had carried […]
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Rule breakers are edging London closer to tier three within days
December 10, 2020With the capital facing tougher lockdown restrictions as early as next week, a London MP has urged people to carry on following social distancing measures. Nickie Aiken has said ‘every single person who breaks the rules adds to the chances of us going into tier three’ in a bid to get cases back under control. […]
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This kitchen cupboard leads to a secret back door and people are amazed
December 10, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video London properties often surprise people (usually because they’re so tiny), but one flat has been amazing people for an unusual reason. Actor James Wilkes filmed a video of the apartment, walking into the kitchen where a nondescript […]
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