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Maternity and neonatal services at two Leeds hospitals have been rated inadequate over safety issues, the NHS regulator has said.An investigation by the Care and Quality Commission (CQC) said maternity services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital have fallen from an overall rating of good to inadequate after unannounced inspections in December and January. Whistleblowers, service users and their families raised concerns to the CQC about the quality of care for mothers and babies at the two…

A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office - as a nationwide heatwave intensifies.The Met Office alert is in force from 3pm on Saturday until 4am on Sunday. Forecasters said: "The most intense thunderstorms could produce frequent lightning, large hail and gusty winds, along with some heavy downpours for a time."The warning covers parts of the East and West Midlands, North East and North West of England, Wales and Yorkshire.This breaking news story is being updated…

A pro-Palestinian group has targeted an RAF base and damaged two military aircraft in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) branded an act of "vandalism".Palestine Action posted on X to say it had broken into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. In a video shared online, a person can be seen approaching an aircraft on a scooter as music is played. Red paint can be seen on the ground.Israel-Iran live: Israel 'being punished right now', Iranian leader says X This content…

Singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago.The US R&B star was arrested at a hotel in Manchester by Metropolitan Police detectives last month, after the singer flew to the city by private jet in preparation for his world tour. The 36-year-old said he had gone "from the cage to the stage" after he was released on bail in time for the…

A woman has been charged with the murder of a 69-year-old woman who was stabbed in her home.Jennifer Abbott - also known as Sarah Steinberg - was pronounced dead at her flat in Camden, north London, last Friday. Nancy Pexton, also 69, has been charged by the Metropolitan Police and is due to appear at Highbury Magistrates' Court later today.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You…

Vaults of enriched uranium and plutonium to make nuclear bombs are dotted about a secure site in Berkshire along with Anglo-Saxon burial mounds and a couple of lakes.Surrounded by metal fences topped with barbed wire, much of the nuclear weapons facility at Aldermaston in Berkshire looks frozen in time from the 1950s rather than ready for war in the 21st century. Image: The AWE site in Aldermaston is one of the UK's most secure nuclear sites But a renewed focus…

Sir Keir Starmer could end up allowing Donald Trump to use British bases to launch strikes on Iran, Harriet Harman has said.Speaking to Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Harman said this was despite the prime minister being part of a generation "shaped" by opposition to the Iraq War. 👉Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app👈Baroness Harman was solicitor general when Sir Tony Blair decided to take Britain to war in Iraq alongside the…

A controversial bill which would give some terminally ill adults the right to end their lives is facing a crunch vote in the Commons today.The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, more commonly known as the assisted dying bill, will be back for its third reading, which is the first time MPs will vote on the overall piece of legislation since the yes vote in November. That vote, during the bill's second reading, saw MPs vote 330 to 275…