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Human rights groups warn of migrant worker deaths

Caroline HawleyBBC Diplomatic CorrespondentNurPhoto/GettyHuman rights groups are warning of a "surge" of deaths of migrant construction workers in Saudi Arabia,…

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Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade

The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming…

1 year ago

Hundreds injured and deaths reported in massive blast at key port

Moment driver sees huge explosion rip through Iran portAt least four people have been killed and 500 injured in a…

1 year ago

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance

Dominic HughesGlobal health correspondentGetty ImagesEscherichia coli bacteria - also known as E. coli, the bug that causes food poisoning -…

1 year ago

Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan

People anywhere, at any age can be infected with meningitis, which is transmitted through respiratory secretions or droplets in close…

1 year ago

Three deaths linked to listeria detected in NHS desserts

Three deaths are being investigated as part of a listeria outbreak linked to desserts supplied to NHS hospitals and care…

1 year ago

‘Reasonable precautions’ could have stopped baby deaths

Jonathan GeddesBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesThe three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021"Reasonable precautions" could have prevented the deaths of three…

1 year ago

New graves tell town’s alarming tale of drug deaths

James CookScotland editorBBCJames McMillan and Lisa McCuish grew up next to each other and now they lie side by side…

1 year ago

Record £1.6m NHS baby deaths fine ‘follows empty promises’

Asha PatelBBC News, NottinghamBBCSarah and Gary Andrews watched as Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was prosecuted for the second…

2 years ago

Nottingham NHS trust fined £1.6m over failings in baby deaths

Asha PatelBBC News, NottinghamReporting fromNottingham Magistrates' CourtRyan Parker/Emmie StudenckiQuinn Parker was delivered by emergency Caesarean section at Nottingham City Hospital…

2 years ago