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Death and dishonesty in British maternity hospitals
Two reports expose avoidable deaths and systemic cover-ups in England’s maternity units, with Nottingham University Hospitals emblematic of a wider national failure.
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Harriet Nash
Westminster correspondent covering UK government, elections, and the economy.
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Britain’s Knife Crime Is Falling in Cities, Rising in the Shires
Homicides are at a 50-year low and knife assaults are down a third in England, yet most Britons think they are rising. The shift is geographic: cities have…
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How London Cut Knife Crime: The Public-Health Model Behind the Fall
Hospital admissions for stabbings in London have fallen by a third and knife homicides by half. The turnaround traces to a Scottish public-health model adopted by Sadiq Khan…
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How Downing Street Uses TikTok Stars to Sell Policy to Young Voters
Prime Minister Andy Burnham averages more than one TikTok a day and hosts creators in Downing Street to reach young voters. Whitehall now treats influencers alongside journalists —…
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Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Tests Burnham Beyond the North
After wins in Manchester and Makerfield, Andy Burnham faces a by-election in Holborn and St Pancras that will test whether his appeal extends to London and can halt…