Matthew Weaver

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Staff Reporter at The Guardian

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Spurs contractors judged felled Enfield oak to be ‘fine specimen’

6 days ago | msn.com | Matthew Weaver

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Spurs contractors judged felled Enfield oak to be ‘fine specimen’

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

An ancient London oak controversially felled earlier this month was assessed to be a “fine specimen” last year by tree experts working for Tottenham Hotspur as part of the football club’s plans to redevelop parkland next to the site. Mitchells and Butlers Retail (MBR), which owns the Toby Carvery in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, apologised on Thursday for the “upset” caused by the felling of the tree.
Toby Carvery threatened with legal action over felling of ancient London oak

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

Toby Carvery has been threatened with legal action by a council over the felling of an ancient oak in a park in north London. The restaurant chain is facing national outrage after its decision to fell the up to 500-year-old tree without warning on 3 April. On Wednesday, Enfield council, which had leased the land on which the tree stood for a Toby Carvery car park, escalated its dispute with the company by challenging its rationale for the felling and signalling its plan to sue.
Felling of ancient London oak tree reported to police

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

The sudden felling of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in London has been reported to police, as campaigners renewed calls for better protection for such nationally significant trees. The oak in Whitewebbs park in Enfield was up to 500 years old, with a trunk that was more than six metres in circumference. It was listed on the Woodland Trust inventory of ancient trees, but was not the subject of a tree preservation order.
NHS trust apologises as man’s tumour death investigated for manslaughter

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Matthew Weaver

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NHS trust apologises as man’s tumour death investigated for manslaughter

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

A troubled NHS trust has apologised to the family of a man who died after a series of potentially fatal delays to treat a tumour, in a case that is being investigated by police as possible corporate manslaughter. Richard Harris, 71, died last July after a series of errors in the neurosurgery department at the Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton, which is part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS foundation trust (UHSussex).
Noel Clarke left women he thought spoke to Guardian ‘fearful and in tears’

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Haroon Siddique |Matthew Weaver

The actor Noel Clarke made calls to some of the women he thought were cooperating with the Guardian prior to the publication of its investigation into his behaviour, leaving them “shaken, fearful and in tears”, the high court in London has heard. The Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis, was giving evidence in defence of Clarke’s libel claim against the news publisher over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Unclear whether delays in student’s sepsis care at London hospital led to death, coroner rules

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Matthew Weaver

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Unclear whether delays in student’s sepsis care at London hospital led to death, coroner rules

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

It is unclear whether mistakes and delays in the treatment of a student who died from sepsis at a hospital where his mother was a consultant contributed to his death, a coroner has ruled. The death of William Hewes, 22, on 21 January 2023 also raises similar issues to the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills in 2021, the coroner, Mary Hassell, said. Martha’s death led to the adoption of Martha’s rule which gives families the right to a second opinion on medical treatment.
Police name woman killed after van mounted pavement in central London

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Matthew Weaver

A woman who was killed when a van mounted a pavement in Aldwych in central London has been named as 20-year-old Aalia Mahomed. She was pronounced dead at the scene near King’s College London at about noon on Tuesday morning. In a statement issued through the Metropolitan police, her family described her as a “bright, kind and beautiful soul”. Another woman aged 27 who was injured in the collision, remains in hospital in a serious conditions. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.