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1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Picken |Lisa Summers

Image source, Getty ImagesStaffing shortages and delays in assessing expectant mums are among a series of patient safety concerns found with maternity services at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital. The concerns were identified during the first of a new programme of unannounced inspections of maternity units by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS). The safety watchdog, which also praised frontline staff for their compassionate care, made 20 requirements for improvement at Ninewells.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Gareth Lewis

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Darren Millar has rejected the idea of abolishing the SeneddPolitical editor, BBC Wales NewsConservative supporters opposed to devolution have been told scrapping the Senedd is "for the birds" by the party's leader in Cardiff Bay. Welsh Tories gather in Llangollen, Denbighshire, this weekend with Darren Millar trying to navigate choppy waters and avoid big political hazards in his path.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Emily Coady-Stemp |Zac Sherratt

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Greenfield School in Woking has loans of £13.2m from Woking Borough CouncilA cash-strapped council in Surrey owed more than £13m by a private school wants "immediate discussions" with its governors after they announced a merger with another school. Greenfield School in Woking has loans of £13,257,756 from Woking Borough Council, according to documents published to Companies House in September.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | George O'Neill

Jimmy Thelin shrugged off questions surrounding Aberdeen's mentality following their collapse at Ibrox on Sunday, but they shipped goals with alarming ease once more against Celtic. Maik Nawrocki was being marked by Topi Keskinen for the opener, a complete mismatch by anyone's reckoning, and James Forrest was allowed to drift into the box far too easily for the second. Luke McCowan was left in acres of space for the third and Adam Idah had the simplest of tasks to tap in the fifth and final goal.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Helen Briggs |Gwyndaf Hughes

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The blackbird is one of the UK's most common and familiar birds, known for its cheerful songBBC environment correspondentBBC climate and science teamA mosquito-borne disease freshly arrived in Britain has spread large distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks to wild birds. Infected insects can spread the deadly Usutu virus to blackbirds, raising fears for the famous songsters.