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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Judy Hobson |Ian Shoesmith
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Grand National course at Aintree features famous fences like The Chair, pictured here during the 2024 Grand NationalRacehorses are now often able to recover from injuries which would previously have been fatal, an equine veterinarian has said. David Stack, from the University of Liverpool's Leahurst Equine Hospital, said: "Technology has really advanced.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Michael Buchanan |Ian Shoesmith
A newborn baby died due to the gross failure of three midwives to provide basic medical care, a corner has ruled. Ida Lock was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) on 9 November 2019 but died a week later after suffering a serious brain injury due to a lack of oxygen.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Laura O'Neill |Ian Shoesmith
How can netball cash in on its grassroots support? Laura O'Neill & Ian ShoesmithBBCManchester Thunder are preparing for their Netball Super League opener against Loughborough Lightning on 16 MarchWomen's football has been booming in recent years and has never had a higher profile. Members of the England Lionesses have become household names, with many of the world's best players attracting ever bigger crowds to Women's Super League matches around the country.
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1 month ago | 
aol.com | Ian Shoesmith |Paul Burnell
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she wants to see jailed MP Mike Amesbury resign or face recall so that his constituents can have new representation as soon as possible. "I want to see him either obviously resign or face recall, and so that we can have a new MP in place," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Shoesmith |Paul Burnell
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she wants to see jailed MP Mike Amesbury resign or face recall so that his constituents can have new representation as soon as possible. "I want to see him either obviously resign or face recall, and so that we can have a new MP in place," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ruth Clegg |Ian Shoesmith
A man whose wife died after a drain was mistakenly left in her abdomen for 21 hours has condemned the increased use of physician associates (PAs) within the National Health Service. Susan Pollitt's inquest concluded her death at Royal Oldham Hospital in July 2023 had been caused by an "unnecessary medical procedure contributed to by neglect".
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | Ian Shoesmith |Felicity Kvesic
October 9, 2024 at 6:29 AMMelissa Rutter and Dan King were meant to fly home on Wednesday after two weeks in Florida [BBC]A British couple on holiday in Florida have told of their trepidation as communities brace for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. As a regular visitor to the US state, Dan King said that while he had experienced previous hurricanes "this is the only time when everybody local seems to be very, very worried".
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | Ian Shoesmith |Paul O'Gorman
October 9, 2024 at 6:19 AMCuadrilla's Preston New Road site in Fylde lies dormant [BBC]People living close to what was the UK's first horizontal fracking site say they are frustrated over how long it is taking to dismantle it. Cuadrilla has been given until 8 December to plug its shale gas wells at Preston New Road in Fylde. But Lancashire County Council said it is "concerned" the firm might miss the deadline, and neighbours said the company "wasn't doing anything".
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Jonny Humphries |Davinia Ramos |Ian Shoesmith
Disrupted education, Covid lockdowns, declining mental health, and the prospect of not being able to afford to move out of mum and dad's for years. Just some of the pressing issues that have a huge impact on the young. So why don't political parties do more to appeal to them? The answer is simple: Older people are far more likely to vote.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Katie Barnfield |Ian Shoesmith
Politicians 'make promises and never stick to them'By Katie Barnfield & Ian Shoesmith, BBC NewsBBCHow many people in the north-west of England can be persuaded to head to the polls? Politicians are certainly making a lot of noise right now, but is anybody listening to what they have to say? The level of public engagement in an election campaign is ultimately measured by turnout - the percentage of eligible voters who actually bother to cast their vote.
