Dan Ayers

1 week ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

Uni 'sorry' for not allowing enough time for examDan AyersGettyFirst year physics students only had two hours to complete a three-hour exam because of an "admin error"A university has apologised after students sitting a three-hour physics exam were only given two hours to complete it. The University of Bath said an "administrative error" meant first-year students sitting the Foundations of Physics exam on Tuesday had an hour less.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Dan Ayers

Adoptive therapy funding cuts 'cruel' – fatherDan AyersBBCJeremy Wilson and his wife Clare have adopted three childrenA father has described government cuts to therapy funding for adopted children as "extremely cruel". Jeremy Wilson, from Somerset, has three adopted children and said if he'd known about the funding, it would have been "so helpful" for their upbringing.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Kelly Withers |Dan Ayers |Leigh Boobyer

Image caption, Hundreds of people gathered outside Yeovil District Hospital for the protestMore than 200 people gathered outside a hospital to protest against the temporary closure of its birthing and special baby care unit. Among the protesters were parents who have either had children at the unit or are expecting to.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kelly Withers |Dan Ayers |Leigh Boobyer

More than 200 people gathered outside a hospital to protest against the temporary closure of its birthing and special baby care unit. The closure of two units at Yeovil District Hospital, in Somerset, comes after it was served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatric service. Among the protesters were parents who have either had children at the unit or are expecting to.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Dan Ayers

Image caption, Jem is 29 weeks pregnant and was due to give birth at Yeovil before the closure of the maternity unitA pregnant woman says she is "gobsmacked" that the maternity unit where she was due to give birth is being closed for safety reasons. Yeovil District Hospital is temporarily shutting its birthing units on Monday 19 May after failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatrics service.