it is the absolutely devastating inquiry into shrewsbury and telford hospital trust, lynn.s incredibly difficult to read. really, really just sad. is incredibly difficult to read. really, reallyjust sadlj is incredibly difficult to read. really, reallyjust sad. i saw the report on the 6pm news and i couldn't believe it, i hadn't managed to pilot the story in detail andi managed to pilot the story in detail and i really... the parents that we re and i really... the parents that were 011 and i really... the parents that were on the television earlier were absolutely, it was heartbreaking to see. “— absolutely, it was heartbreaking to see. “ manage absolutely, it was heartbreaking to see. —— manage to follow this story. the link this has gone on for in the stress is staggering. i thinkjeremy hunt said earlier he could be one of if not the worst scandals ever faced in nhs and it appeared to be... it appears ludicrous that it has been able to go on first such a long period of time but also just the way that the staff treated the mothers there, the weight they were so dismissive

donna 0ckenden investigated deaths and injuries at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust., published last week, was damning. between the year 2000 and 2013, 13 mothers died. more than 1,800 cases are now being investigated. the report was commissioned three years ago by the then health secretary, jeremy hunt, who now chairs the health and social care select committee. clearly even though it's only an interim report, a huge amount of lessons that need to be learned, i wonder if i could just start with one in particular. which is i think the thing that will have shocked a lot of people when you published that report last week. which is why it took so long for these issues to come to light, and they really go back decades. i cannot stress it enough, listening or not listening to families is very key. we know that very many families have tried for many years to get the trust structure, and that's midwifery, obstetrics, general management and to executive level to listen, and you see lots of examples already in the 250, really dismissive letters and very unkind letters, and wha

thank you so much for joining telford hospital. thank you so much forjoining us.f a quarter of violent crimes, including domestic abuse and stalking. greater manchester police said it had a long term plan to address the concerns. monthly statistics for nhs england have been released this morning showing a rise in the number of people in england waiting for routine operations. in october, nearly 163,000 people had been waiting more than a year for routine surgery. that‘s the highest since may 2008. and in comaprison, in february, before the covid crisis hit the nhs, that figure was just 1,600. professor neil mortensen, president of the royal college of surgeons of england says this is a national crisis. if you think that in october 2019, the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks was 1,321, it‘s now over 160,000 and that obviously underlines the devastating impact of the pandemic. this is obviously something that‘s really, really concerning. overall, the wait times have been increasing throughout the pandemic, despite lots and lots of heroic efforts by nhs tru

the enquiry into services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust found a higher than averageiatingly traumatic births which would never have happened if the mother's wishes had been listened to. it's time to stamp out the normal births ideology, which says that there can be a debate or compromise about the total importance of a ba by‘s safety, which should always be paramount. and the decisions on it should always be taken in consultation with a mother. this report said that they had the clear impression that there was a culture within the trust to keep c—sections low. that needs to stop — not just at shrewsbury and telford, but everywhere throughout the nhs. and the biggest mistake in interpreting this report would be to think that what happened at shrewsbury and telford is a one—off. it may well not be, and we mustn't assume that it is. the house of lords agreed to suspend the former ulster unionist mp lord maginnis for at least 18 months over bullying and harassment claims. it follows allegations that he used homophobic and offensive language. lord maginnis denied the accu

the report says that dozens of deaths at shrewsbury and telford hospital trust over several decades wererive to avoid caesearean sections. more on this on the front page of the daily mail. the paper says hundreds died needlessly in a scandal that the nhs tried to cover up. elsewhere, on the front of the guardian, a photograph of the sky presenter kay burley, and her colleague beth rigby. they've been taken off air for six and three months respectively, after breaching covid—i9 rules. so, let's begin. once again as i always loved to see you both, polly and lynn. let's start off with the times because we had the metro earlier talking about playing aussie rules, the times taking this less play on words but it is talking about boris johnson raising less play on words but it is talking about borisjohnson raising this prospect of an australia option. we know that is a no—deal. prospect of an australia option. we know that is a no-deal. yeah, brace yourselves, folks, ithink know that is a no-deal. yeah, brace yourselves, folks, i think is what he is trying to say. he is trying to use he is tryi

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the report makes clear there were serious failings in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospitalhave gone through, and there can be no greater pain for a parent than to lose a child. and i'm acutely aware that nothing i can say today will lessen the horrendous suffering that these families have been through and continue to suffer. however, i would like to give my thanks to all of the families who agreed to come forward and assist in this inquiry. the team held conversations with over 800 families who have raised serious concerns about the care that they received. i know that it's not been easy for them to revisit painful and distressing experiences. but through sharing their stories we can make sure that no family has to suffer the same pain in the future. from the same pain in the future. from the outset the inquiry wanted families to be central to their work, to the team's work, and for their voices to be heard. and i'm pleased that the families were able to see the report first this morning, shortly before it was presented to parliament. i can assure them and members of this h

hospitals in shropshire will be published this morning. more than 1,800 deaths and cases of neglect are being investigated at the shrewsbury and telford nhspolice have also launched their own investigation to establish if there are grounds for criminal proceedings. the united states has recorded more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths in the past 2a hours — the highest total so far in a single day anywhere in the world. the number of new cases is continuing to surge and hospitals in parts of america are filling up. in california, admissions have risen by more than 70 percent in the past two weeks. authorities in the united states have launched a major lawsuit against facebook. officials have accused the social media giant of stifling competition when it bought whatsapp and instagram — which it could now be forced to sell. the social media giant insists the companies were far smaller when it bought them and that the deals were fully approved. an experimental rocket belonging to elon musk‘s spacex company has exploded while attempting to land back on the ground. the 16—storey high starship rocket was being tested as part of the company's plans t