Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry 10. March 2026 (14:00) Campaigners say Wes Streeting’s decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trustFamilies who lost babies at two hospitals in Leeds have said they are slowly regaining trust in the health secretary after the midwife Donna Ockenden was appointed to lead a review into the failing service, where 56 babies and two mothers died in five years.Ockenden, who conducted a similar review into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford hospital NHS trust in 2020, was chosen to lead the investigation into Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust after a campaign by the families. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials 10. March 2026 (13:52) Government facing prospect of most serious backbench revolt yet over proposals for England and Wales Plans to curtail the number of jury trials in England and Wales have been described as “unpopular, untested and poorly evidenced” by thousands of lawyers who have written to the prime minister.The letter to Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, from 3,200 lawyers, including 300 senior barristers, comes as his government faces the prospect of one of its most serious backbench revolts since coming to power. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Missouri drops murder charge against man who opened fire at Super Bowl rally 10. March 2026 (13:49) Man was among at least six people who started shooting outside Union Station in state, which has adopted stand your ground lawSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a case prosecutors said was complicated by the state’s self-defense laws.Dominic Miller, who pleaded guilty to a weapons charge as part of a plea deal, was among at least six people to start shooting in the melee that sent players, city officials and hundreds of fans scrambling for cover, according to court records. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Shots fired at US consulate in Canada as police investigate incident 10. March 2026 (13:48) No injuries were reported after authorities found evidence of a discharged firearm near the consulate in TorontoSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPolice in Canada are investigating after shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto. Officers said evidence was found of a discharged firearm and that no injuries were reported.Toronto police said in a social media post they responded to the reported shots at 5.29 a.m. (0929 GMT) on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
VW to cut 50,000 jobs amid Trump tariffs and falling Chinese sales 10. March 2026 (12:40) Car group reports 54% drop in pre-tax profits as it says Iran war could affect demand for Audi and Porsche brandsBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, is to shed 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as it faces falling sales in China and North America and punitive US tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.The 10-brand group, whose luxury subsidiaries Porsche and Audi are also under pressure, said the jobs would go in Germany, affecting the entire group, as part of a restructuring drive in light of the darkening global business climate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus? 10. March 2026 (12:06) The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening?Middle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe pace at which HMS Dragon has been readied for deployment to defend a British military base in Cyprus from attacks by Iran has prompted claims that Britain’s proud naval history has been shamed.It has been a week since the government said the Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer would be deployed, but it is still at dock and the ship is likely to take another five days or more to reach its destination. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reeves to face MPs’ grilling over cost-of-living pressures – UK politics live 10. March 2026 (12:00) Chancellor to take Treasury questions amid market turbulence linked to Middle East conflictWe can bring you some lines from the Reform press conference (see post at 10.10). Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby asked Nigel Farage about Reform’s inconsistent position over the UK’s policy in regard to the US-Israeli war with Iran. She asks how voters can trust the party’s national security.“Given that we can’t even send a Royal Naval vessel to defend British sovereign territory and an RAF base, we certainly don’t have the capability to offer anything of any value to the Americans or the Israelis,” Farage said, describing the Royal Navy as a “catastrophe”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say 10. March 2026 (12:00) HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’The MIT professor who has been appointed by Robert F Kennedy Jr to review the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research on the topic, according to more than a dozen scientists and public health experts.Retsef Levi, an operations management professor, is a member of the US health department’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP) which is meeting later this month and – many experts fear – could seek to rollback recommendations on who should receive Covid-19 vaccines. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn 10. March 2026 (11:53) UK’s GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report findsBusiness live – latest updatesThe pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have warned, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to drug-resistant infections globally will double to 8 million by 2050.The number of projects from large pharma companies has shrunk by 35% over the past five years, from 92 to 60 medicines in development, according to a report from the Access to Medicine Foundation (AMF), a Netherlands-based non-profit group, and the Wellcome Trust. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prisoner charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley 10. March 2026 (11:47) Anthony Russell, 43, will appear in court via video link on Wednesday accused of attack at HMP FranklandAn inmate at HMP Frankland in County Durham has been charged with the murder of the child killer Ian Huntley, police have said.Durham constabulary said Anthony Russell, 43, would appear before magistrates on Wednesday via video link. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
