NEW: Heavily pregnant women were encouraged to 'FOH' by a senior midwife at an NHS trust. The letters stood for 'F*** Off Home' and are part of a pattern of poor attitudes by staff at the Nottingham University Hospitals trust revealed by @BBCPanorama
https://t.co/fjKmNiTHzQ
I’m hearing a lot of concerns about what Wes Streeting’s resignation means for the various maternity reviews that have been announced.
Streeting spent a considerable amount of time listening to harmed and bereaved families, sometimes against the wishes of his officials. (1/4)
Shocking detail in Baroness Amos report on maternity - the NHS is "incentivised" to record a baby as being born stillborn rather than having signs of life - because if a baby is born dead then coroners cannot legally investigate
Today in Focus:
The untold story of Brazil’s deadliest police raid
Guardian journalists @tomphillipsin and Tiago Rogero investigate the bloodiest day in Rio de Janeiro’s modern history, when police attempted to capture a drug kingpin in the favelas
https://t.co/JaeUsb7uLm
Here's the final ep of the Guardian Ashes Weekly. Thanks for listening. See you in 2027 for another famous England win...
with @barneyronay@Cricket_Ali@GeoffLemonSport@em_john
https://t.co/NiqaMV9HVm
Here’s the Guardian Ashes weekly’s review of Adelaide and England not quite winning any test matches.
With @Cricket_Ali@GeoffLemonSport and @barneyronay
https://t.co/LOvybuTwQ9
End of days ashes wash-up… worth listening just for the very end where I arrogantly thank MYSELF for the last hour. It’s just the way I podcast
https://t.co/zgXtGGZqLt
It’s Christmaaaaas!! 🎄🎅🍾
Coming up - join our @guardian Politics Weekly special with me, @kiranstacey and @johnharris1969 for our big takes on the year and what’s coming up in 2026.
Plus - find out what I’m dancing to 💃
Requests for additional special-needs (SEND) funding from schools and nurseries have almost doubled.
But this Times investigation shows SEND money is being diverted by councils to other priorities. A huge scandal, that will keep unfolding...
https://t.co/96FWWrBG3P
GUARDIAN ASHES WEEKLY - ANOTHER INQUEST!
It’s a new pod so listen/rate/review and all those boring things…
with @GeoffLemonSport@Cricket_Ali and @Jimbo_Cricket
https://t.co/202mKfc8e6
💥 SEND ticking timebomb is one of areas causing most alarm among Labour MPs post-budget.
Educ sec Bridget Phillipson consistently says reform is about improving broken system, rather than saving money.
But DfE has now taken on £6bn a year spending from council and unclear where it will come from.
OBR has calculated its equivalent of -4.9% per pupil if taken out of schools budget. MPs spooked.
https://t.co/aLaHe6oayT