A Worcestershire history teacher has been sacked after he showed pupils a home recorded natural history programme which featured pornography at the end. Michael Collins had recorded the programme onto a personal video tape before transferring it onto a DVD.
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Hospitals around the country are reviewing the scheduling of non-emergency operations in light of the work-to-rule by nurses. The impact of the industrial action in the northeast is being exacerbated by an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis.
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Scientists and lawmakers urged the government on Thursday to scrap a proposed ban on creating hybrid animal-human embryos for research into illnesses such as Parkinson’s, stroke and Alzheimer’s.
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A Sheriff has come under fire for telling a drink-driver to find out how much alcohol he could get away with behind the wheel. Sheriff Robert McCreadie told James Thomson, who was in the dock: “What you should do, and the information is freely available on the internet, is find out how many bottles of beer you can drink and safely go on to drive.
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The Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick has today implemented a ban on visitors except in the case of those visiting critically ill patients, following a further escalation of the winter vomiting bug.
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A dentist who took on a list of 1,500 NHS patients killed herself after succumbing to the pressures of work, an inquest heard. Ingrid Gill, 46, who resigned after falling ill, took an overdose of anti-depressants and whisky.
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A diverse range of innovative social service projects and organisations have made the shortlist for Care Accolades 2007, the “Oscars” for the sector in Scotland. Now in its fourth year, the Care Accolades, organised by the SSSC in partnership with the Scottish Executive, is Scotland’s only established awards ceremony for the social service sector.
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The children’s charity Barnardos is criticising Ireland’s political parties for pushing children’s welfare down the political agenda. In a report out today, the organisation says one-in-10 Irish children still live in consistent poverty and too little is being done to tackle the problem
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Hobby clubs have become victims of “heavy-handed” child protection rules, according to a report that has found that many are now closing their doors to young people.
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A Glasgow priest who had sex with Angelika Kluk has admitted having another affair – with a church musician. Details of the sexual relationship between Father Gerry Nugent and Sarah Howie were revealed by the priest this afternoon at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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