Search results for ‘Southern Cross’
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Afghanistan: providing for those caught in the crossfire
As war rages in Afghanistan Captain Doug Beattie writes from the frontline for Channel 4 News on how efforts to provide basic necessities for the local population affect the success of the insurgency.
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Relatives’ evidence over King’s Cross bombing on July 7
Relatives of the victims of the July 7 King’s Cross terror attack broke down in tears at the London bombings inquest as they recalled the harrowing events which left 26 people dead in 2005.
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Four Seasons care home operator goes into administration
First Southern Cross, then Allied Healthcare, now another major care home operator has gone into administration.
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Care homes could be regulated
Care homes could be regulated to prevent a repeat of the Southern Cross crisis which left thousands of elderly people facing uncertainty.
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Care sector needs regulation ‘like the banks’
The care sector, like the banking system, is in sore need of regulation if situations like that of operator Southern Cross are to be avoided, Saga’s Dr Ros Altmann tells Channel 4 News.
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Cash crisis threat to 750 care homes
Care home provider Southern Cross cuts its rent payments by a third as the firm struggles to keep its 750 residential homes open for business.
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The confederate flag – key questions
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the confederate flag to be taken down after the killing of nine black churchgoers. Why does the flag provoke such controversy?
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‘Institutionalised abuse’ at care home – coroner
A coroner rules that neglect contributed to the deaths of five elderly residents at a care home and says that those responsible should be “ashamed”.
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Note left by dead nurse ‘critical of hospital staff’
A note left by the nurse at the centre of the royal hoax phone call contains criticisms of staff at the hospital where she worked until she was found dead one week ago, according to reports.
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Kate hoax radio hosts ‘sorry’
Two Australian radio DJs, whose prank phone call revealed details about the Duchess of Cambridge, have apologised to the family of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse found dead following the hoax.
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Kate hoax call: broadcaster ‘reviewing procedures’
As London police lay the groundwork for an investigation and possible interview of two Australian DJs behind a prank royal call, the broadcaster announces it is reviewing procedures.
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‘Appalling’ Kate hoax call ‘humiliated’ nurses
The Australian radio station which approved an “appalling” prank call to the Duchess of Cambridge humiliated nurses in a tragic incident that should never be repeated, a letter warns.
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Kate prank radio station disciplined over rape show
The Australian radio station behind the prank call to the Duchess of Cambridge has a history of controversy.
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Care homes ‘will close’ unless council fees increase
The average fees paid by local authorities for residential care homes do not even cover the costs of meeting the legally required “essential standards”, according to a report.
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Elderly people’s human rights ‘overlooked’ by care system
The basic human rights of older people being given care at home are being overlooked, with some left in bed for 17 hours between visits, according to early findings in a new inquiry.