Nathan Briant

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Image source, Getty Images/Adrian DennisImage caption, Oxford Crown Court was one of those assessed in the Thames Valley Some custody facilities in Thames Valley's courts were "poorly maintained", with many found to have "ingrained dirt" on floors and stains on walls, inspectors said. HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found toilet facilities across the region were "unpleasant" and many lacked seats and dispensers for toilet paper and soap.

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'Ingrained dirt' found in courts' custody suitesGetty Images/Adrian DennisOxford Crown Court was one of those assessed in the Thames Valley Some custody facilities in Thames Valley's courts were "poorly maintained", with many found to have "ingrained dirt" on floors and stains on walls, inspectors said. HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found toilet facilities across the region were "unpleasant" and many lacked seats and dispensers for toilet paper and soap.

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Carved wood dating back 6,000 years goes on displayWest Berkshire CouncilThe preserved piece of wood is now on display at the West Berkshire Museum in NewburyA piece of decoratively carved wood experts believe is the oldest ever found in Britain has gone on display. The 6,000-year-old piece of oak, found in Boxford, Berkshire, was only the second wood carving to be discovered from the Mesolithic period in the country.

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Midwife who submitted own blood samples struck offGetty ImagesMrs Czapska Hill was dismissed from her role at the Slough hospital in 2020A midwife who admitted she submitted samples of her own blood to be tested and accessed her own medical records through work systems has been struck off. Jolanta Czapska Hill worked at Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, when she submitted the five samples to its laboratory between August 2018 and May 2019.

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Image source, OUHImage caption, Charlotte Woodward was sacked from her role at the Horton Hospital in October 2022 A senior nurse who defrauded an NHS trust by claiming for 57 shifts she had not worked has been given a suspended jail term. Charlotte Woodward, 35, worked at Horton Hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire, when she was given her manager's log-in details to book agency staff. She booked false shifts between November 2021 and March 2022 and claimed about £13,700, Oxford Crown Court heard.