In a letter from the secretary of state for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed, said he had „considered further representations from the chief executive and deputy leader that provided further evidence of how postponing the election would enable the council to release capacity to support the delivery of reorganisation“. Source link
He told MSPs: „That decision to open the hospital early has resulted in a decade of lies, deceit and cover-up, bullying and gaslighting of staff, families being lied to and denied the truth and infections that led to the deaths of children and possibly adults too – all because politics was put before patient safety.“ […]
While planning applications have risen, home building has lowered, new data suggests. Source link
Symptoms to look out for include severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away. Source link
Dubbed „the great potato rescue“, it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste. Source link
An independent review also found the BBC can do more to represent the experiences of older women. Source link
Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey. Source link
However, he wrote: „I placed particular weight on the fact that the council has not made a clear and unambiguous case for postponement through its formal representations, and your repeated statements that the council would not be seeking postponement“. Source link
Leo Ross is thought to be the youngest knife crime victim in the West Midlands. Source link
Mr Yaser Jabbar specialised in limb-lengthening and reconstruction for children with complex problems. Source link