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Two senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of nine babies in a maternity hospital in Siberia this month.The newborns died during the long New Year holiday in Novokuznetsk, Russia’s main investigative authority said in a statement.No reason for the babies’ deaths has been given.The case has caused anger around Russia.All the babies were born in the Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital No.1 from 1-12 January, with the first death on 4 January, Russia’s Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said. Without giving details, the committee said the chief physician and the head of the intensive care unit had been…
The chancellor has said she is “particularly concerned” about the impact of business rates on pubs, as she hinted she was resisting calls for more support for the rest of the hospitality sector.Rachel Reeves confirmed an announcement to soften the effect of looming rate rises on pubs was coming in the next few days or weeks.But asked if this would extend to cafes, small hotels or independent restaurants, she told BBC Breakfast the “biggest concern” was around pubs, which she said were badly hit during the pandemic and were facing a particular increase in business rates.Businesses have warned they will…
The driving position in the Huracán at times felt like a relic from Italian supercars of the ’70s. The header rail was so low-flying that you couldn’t pull right up to traffic lights, lest you hinder your view of them. The driving position was oddly perched too – on top of the jet fighter canopy, not within it. The Temerario is much better in these respects without losing too much of the extraterrestrial ‘wow’ factor when you first drop aboard. It helps that the wheelbase is 40mm longer than the Huracán’s, but that alone doesn’t explain the full extent of the ergonomic…
Image generated by Google Gemini The UK government’s mandatory digital ID scheme seemed like a done deal, but that certainty has crumbled under the weight of massive public backlash and alarming security revelations. The scheme was another piece of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s modernization agenda set to transform how citizens prove their right to work, but today (Jan. 14) the government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK. The BBC reports that by 2029, right to work checks will be done digitally –…
The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right-to-work checks – in effect, removing any compulsory aspect of the proposed scheme. Less than a week after the Cabinet Office promoted MP Josh Simons to become minister for digital government, in charge of the digital ID policy, it has now removed the most controversial aspect of the proposals announced by prime minister Keir Starmer in September last year. Starmer launched the national digital ID scheme by pitching it as a means to control undocumented immigration,…
The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country, as the BBC reports.The government announced the now-scrapped digital ID requirement in September. “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at the time. “It’s as simple as that.”The government still plans to fully transition to digital right-to-work checks by…
Watch: Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protestersPresident Donald Trump has said the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities.Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, have told BBC Persian that he is due to be executed on Wednesday.A representative from the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights also told the BBC that they had “never witnessed a case move so quickly”.Speaking to the BBC’s US partner CBS News, Trump said of…
Matt ChorleyPresenter, BBC Radio 5 LiveGetty ImagesPolitics is a game of compromise. Labour MPs know that to get the bits they like, they might have to put up, possibly even publicly defend, the things they don’t. But another government U-turn, this time on digital ID for right-to-work checks, has left them privately wondering if they should bother in future.As one North East MP, elected for the first time in 2024, put it, Labour MPs now have “a choice between loyalty and dignity”. Do they go out and defend a government policy in the media, in the Commons and to their…
Happily, that’s the only real gripe I’ve had with the interior over the past few months. Maybe excepting the touch slider for controlling the volume, which I can’t believe has survived a whole generation of Volkswagen Group products, so tricky is it to use. Fortunately there’s a nice clicky roller on the steering wheel for me to use instead. My favourite of Skoda’s practicality-boosting Easter eggs is the pair of shelves that are neatly integrated into the sides of the boot – perfect for stopping loose bottles or breakables from rattling around the boot on the way home from the…
US President Donald Trump says he’ll take “very strong action” if Iran executes protesters.It comes as relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, told BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday.In an interview with the BBC’s US partner CBS, Trump said “we don’t want to see what’s happening in Iran happen.”Follow live coverage here.