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New SNP MP Lara Bird crossed her fingers during the Commons oath ceremony, asserting her loyalty is to her constituents, not the King. Her defiance highlights …

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Nottingham University Hospitals ignored a 2018 warning about maternity care failures, leading to hundreds of avoidable harm cases. Repeated reviews and ignored…

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