2 h. ago Queen Elizabeth University Hospital project managers 'should be held to account' inquiry told

The inquiry was told blame should not be put on staff working at the hospital.

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9 h. ago Project managers of flagship hospital should be held to account, inquiry hears

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is hearing closing submissions.

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31 h. ago Hospital at centre of fatal water contamination scandal 'opened too early'

Just days after hospital bosses admitted a link between infections and contaminated water, the hospitals inquiry had heard that Scotland’s super-hospital opened too early.

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4 d. ago Glasgow superhospital water system issues 'probably' infected patients, health board admits

The health board had repeatedly rejected bacteria in the water at the country's flagship hospital was the cause for some infections which led to patients' deaths.

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5 d. ago How to find the right architect, interior designer and builder for your renovation, whatever your budget

There are 40,000 registered architects in the UK, so investing in hiring a ‘matchmaking’ service to choose the right one could save you both time and money in the long run

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1 week ago The Timberwolves should not play until ICE violence in Minneapolis is held to account | Lee Escobedo

A federal enforcement operation ended with a woman dead and the facts contested. The NBA cannot treat state violence in a residential neighborhood as background noiseThe SUV sat motionless against a tree on a south Minneapolis street, its engine quiet, angled as if it had simply run out of gas. Except the windshield bore a small shattered star, delicate and sharp, like a snowflake pressed into glass. Cold Minnesota air leaked through the fracture, settling over the still body inside. The car became a sealed room, a thin shell holding death in place, surrounded by the stuffed animals of the woman’s children.In the street, witnesses screamed. Not in words, but in sounds that come before language, as reality breaks faster than thought. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Human swan' evidence due to be heard next week at paraglider death inquiry

Dan Burton, 54, died following a paragliding accident in Sutherland in 2021.

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2 w. ago Evidence to be heard next week in paramotor crash fatal accident inquiry

Amber Eames, who was involved in a previous project with ‘human swan’ Sacha Dench, will give evidence next week.

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2 w. ago Another year, another manager – but it is unfair to paint Chelsea’s project as a flop | Jacob Steinberg

Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club’s structure needs a complete overhaulSome clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative model. They have a team of five sporting directors, led by Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, and do not want one person to hold all the power.Yet the question many are asking in the wake of Enzo Maresca’s demise is whether the template will yield success at the very highest level. It is never quiet at Chelsea. They are often busy in the transfer market, meaning there is an element of players coming and going, and they are now looking for their fifth permanent head coach since a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm run by Behdad Eghbali and José E Feliciano, bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago McCullum must be held to account even if England end Ashes with another win | Barney Ronay

A 3-2 series scoreline may make it hard to change coach but you don’t reward a failure of planning because the players clawed a bit back when it was too lateThere’s a good origins-story-style video in the Sky Sports masterclass archive. Filmed at Edgbaston in 2016, it shows the blue-sky brothers, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key, back when the world was still young, looking sharp and chiselled, laughing and joshing on the outfield, and nominally discussing how to bat in T20 cricket.And yes, the chemistry, well, the chemistry is overpowering. It almost feels like a romantic intrusion, the viewer cast as gooseberry. This is Coldplay kiss-cam energy. This is like watching Bacall and Bogart fall in love on screen. You know how to whistle don’t you, Keysey? You just put your lips together and enter into a transcendent game state. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Christmas miracle’ as stunned owner reunited with cat five years after pet vanished ‘into thin air’

A MISSING cat that had not been seen for five years suddenly returned to her family just in time for Christmas. The black cat called Bindi "vanished into thin air" in August 2020 but was miraculously found last week. Her 29-year-old software project manager owner Jilly Fretwell said: “it was really odd for her to...

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3 w. ago Eddie Howe challenges Newcastle owners to end ‘limbo’ over stadium plans

Manager would like ‘clarity’ on future of facilitiesHe wants show of ambition over academy setupEddie Howe has challenged Newcastle’s owners to end the club’s “limbo” by declaring whether they intend building a new training ground and stadium and to show their ambition by revamping the academy facilities.Although Howe is “99.9%” certain he will no longer be Newcastle’s manager by the time any training ground or stadium project is completed, he believes the release of a blueprint could prove “gamechanging”. Continue reading...

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