November 16, 20240 Comments

Ten newborns killed in hospital fire in northern India

At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a blaze broke out in the neonatal ward. Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants, but at least 16 are in a critical condition, authorities said. The blaze on Friday night at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Hospital is

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November 13, 20240 Comments

Welby quits and hospital chiefs get waiting times warning

Many of the papers lead with the news that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. The review found Mr Welby “could and should” have reported John Smyth’s abuse of boys and young men to police in 2013. The Daily Mirror says his resignation letter spoke of his “sorrow” for Smyth’s victims and expressed a

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