NHS staff who wrongly accessed tiger victim’s records should be sacked, says Yvette Cooper 18. October 2026 (11:38) Health secretary says it is ‘total disgrace’ if staff looked up William Chapman, who died at Yorkshire Wildlife ParkNHS staff who inappropriately accessed the medical records of a man mauled to death by a tiger should be sacked, Yvette Cooper said.The health secretary said the incident – which followed reports earlier this year that staff had unnecessarily viewed details about the Southport attack victims and those murdered by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham in 2023 – was a “total disgrace”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nottinghamshire police officer in hospital after being shot in the foot 18. October 2026 (11:32) Large cordon in place around Angel Row area of city centre after ‘shocking incident’ in the early hours of SundayA police officer is in hospital after being shot in the foot in Nottingham in the early hours of Sunday.Nottinghamshire police said the officer had approached two suspects in the city centre when he was struck by a bullet. The force said the two suspects, a woman and a man, had fled the scene and were being sought by police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Arrests over France protests rise to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris ‘devastated’ – Europe live 18. October 2026 (11:15) Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in yearsMore than 1,800 people have been arrested in France over protests on Saturday, the country’s interior minister Laurent Nunez has said.Nunez, in a post on X, said “the Republic will not yield” as more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured in the demonstrations.Protesting is a fundamental right.Causing disorder through violence and in a coordinated manner is not. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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