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Asha PatelBBC News, NottinghamBBCNottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust oversees two main hospitals – Nottingham City Hospital (pictured) and the Queen’s Medical CentreThe NHS is largely funded by public money paid for through taxes and national insurance.In February, one of the busiest and biggest NHS trusts in England was given a record £1.6m fine over maternity failings in connection with the deaths of three babies.Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust is already at the centre of the largest maternity review of its kind in the NHS, following hundreds of baby deaths and injuries. When it was fined at Nottingham Magistrates’…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureROYAL ASCOT 3.40, DUKE OF EDINBURGH STAKES HANDICAP, 1M 4F previewGreg WoodThis is the slot once occupied by the King Edward VII Stakes, which is now the sixth race on the card, and the Group Two was bounced to the early evening primarily to give World Pool punters in Hong Kong a juicy handicap just before bedtime. That says a lot about the competitiveness and unpredictability involved when 20+ runners hare around the mile-and-a-half course, but also about the importance of World Pool to Ascot in maintaining its prize…

President Donald Trump hails decision as ‘big win’, but Governor Gavin Newsom promises to pursue legal challenge.A United States appeals court has ruled the administration of President Donald Trump could keep control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The decision on Thursday comes against a backdrop of heightened tensions in California’s largest city, which has become ground zero of Trump’s immigration crackdown across the US. In a 38-page unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel said Trump was within his rights earlier this month when he ordered 4,000 members of the National Guard…

Becky MortonPolitical reporterAlexander: Public consent for aid spending has been withdrawnThe public no longer backs spending on international aid, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander has suggested. The former international development secretary under Gordon Brown told BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking with Nick Robinson that even if money was not tight, “the argument would have to be made” for investment in foreign aid.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a cut in the international aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending earlier this year.The move was strongly criticised by charities, which argued that it would be devastating for vulnerable people worldwide,…

Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA “dismal” month for supermarkets led to retail sales falling in May at the fastest pace for more than a year, the UK’s statistics body has said.Sales volumes dropped 2.7% in May, the biggest monthly fall since December 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Food retailers saw lower sales of alcohol and tobacco as households cut back, while clothing and household goods stores reported “slow trading”, the ONS said.Separate figures on the UK economy showed that government borrowing hitting the second highest level for May since monthly records began in 1993.Borrowing – the…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel OrbegozoManuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta and EssilorLuxottica plan to release versions of their AI-powered smart glasses under the Oakley and Prada brands, CNBC has learned.The addition of Prada and Oakley underscore the breakout success Meta had with its second-generation Ray-Ban glasses released in partnership with Luxottica in 2023. The Oakley expansion will be done in partnership with Luxottica, while the addition of Prada signifies Meta’s first step toward bring its wearable hardware to…

Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge in London after he allegedly attacked a fellow club-goer with a bottle in 2023. The 36-year-old American star — currently on tour in Europe — is accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to music producer Abraham Diaw just hours after performing to thousands at a venue in Cardiff, Wales. Prosecutors call the attack “unprovoked.” The BBC reported on Friday that Brown, also facing charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London to deny the first charge. He did…

A midsummer pole dance in southern SwedenI enjoyed midsummer at a rented beachside cottage in the Skåne village of Bjärred, north of Malmö, with Swedish friends. We ventured to the local church to enjoy the dancing round a midsummer pole decorated with vibrant blue and red flowers, with many local residents adorned in intricately decorated flower crowns. After taking a dip in the Öresund strait along the long jetty with its bathhouse, we towelled off to indulge in deliciously sweet strawberries and sip Briska ciders into the late hours of daylight.CaitlinA party on Denmark’s northern shoresA sand dune-lined beach in…

Birmingham City have expressed an interest in signing £7.5m-rated ex-Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi, 30, from French Ligue 1 side Rennes. (Sponichi Annex – via Scottish Sun), externalTurkish club Trabzonspor have agreed a fee in the region of £6.8m (€8m) with Southampton for striker Paul Onuachu, 31, and negotiations over personal terms are ongoing. (Fabrizio Romano), externalThe Saints have rejected a £10m (€12m) bid for winger Kamaldeen Sulemana, 23, from Italian Serie A side Atalanta, who are managed by former Southampton boss Ivan Juric. (Sky Sports), externalSouthampton and Sheffield United face stiff competition from Leeds, Wolves and four German Bundesliga clubs…

Pirates of the Caribbean is a $4.5bn swashbuckling film franchise and Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham are among marauding buccaneers who have captured imaginations over the centuries.But almost nothing is known about the life and times of actual pirates.Now a leading British marine archaeologist is co-directing an expedition that has been allowed for the first time to search for pirate ships off Nassau on the island of New Providence, a notorious pirate hideout 300 years ago.No one had until now explored the seabed for their ships and treasure, let alone everyday belongings that could be as valuable to historical research…