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A British nurse was found guilty Friday of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked, becoming the UK’s most prolific killer of children.

Elementor #543571 August 18, 20231 Min Read Financial Times – Labour waters down pledges to strengthen workers’ rights Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Financial Times leads with Labour’s “watered down” plans to strengthen workers’ rights in a bid to impress corporate leaders and discredit Conservative claims the party is “anti-business” ahead of the next general election. It says a pledge to boost the protection of gig economy workers was “diluted”, according to a text seen by the paper. The front page also reports Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, who as England’s deputy chief medical officer became a household name…

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Train strikes: Aslef drivers announce new date Train drivers will strike again on Friday 1 September and refuse to work overtime on Saturday 2 September, according to train union Aslef.  It’s the latest strike action over pay. The overtime ban will coincide with a strike by other rail workers such as guards and station staff in the RMT union, in a separate despite. The RMT also has a strike on Saturday, 26 August. Aslef’s latest action follows a series of six-day overtime bans this summer, which have caused reductions in services and cancellations. The companies affected are: Aslef’s general secretary…

She faces spending the rest of her life behind bars.

The England defender has suffered another setback.

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Stephen Nolan ‘deeply sorry’ after explicit image allegations Steven Nolan has apologised after a newspaper published allegations he sent sexually explicit images of a potential guest.  The Irish News listed claims concerning BBC presenter Nolan including an allegation he sent images of Stephen Bear to his television production team in 2016.  On Friday, Nolan said an image had been widely available on the internet and he had been “talking to a long-term friend and peer outside of work.” He said that he was “deeply sorry”. The paper alleged that in 2016, while the production team on Nolan Live were attempting to…

PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police Following a major data leak by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) a 50-year-old man has been arrested after a search in Dungiven in County Londonderry on Friday.  A 39-year-old man had been arrested earlier on Tuesday and has since been released on bail. The data was accidentally shared earlier in August and included the surname and initials of 10,000 PSNI employees.  The 50-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Dt Ch Insp Andy Hill said the PSNI was working to establish who possessed information related to…

Women’s World Cup 2023: Fifa president Gianni Infantino on battle for equality Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said women who “pick the right fights” can “convince us men what we have to do” to bring progress in women’s football.  The months-long 2023 Women’s World Cup comes to an end this Sunday when England face Spain at Stadium Australia in Sydney (11:00 BST kick-off).  Infantino said women must “push the door” to equality. “With men, with Fifa, you will find open doors. Just push the doors,” he added. There are still two matches left to play including Saturday’s third-place play-off between…