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​Exclusive: Internal report at nurses’ union finds male-dominated governing body ‘not fit for purpose’A damning inquiry into the Royal College of Nursing, the world’s biggest nurses’ union, has exposed bullying, misogyny and a sexual culture where women are at risk of “alcohol and power-related exploitation”.A 77-page internal report by Bruce Carr KC, leaked to the Guardian, lays bare how the RCN’s senior leadership has been “riddled with division, dysfunction and distrust” and condemns the male-dominated governing body, known as council, as “not fit for purpose”.that it is “clear that congress is seen by many as an opportunity to engage in…

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Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorism over Crimea bridge blast Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of terrorism, saying they attacked the bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea. The Russian president said Ukraine’s intelligence forces had aimed to destroy an important piece of Russia’s civil infrastructure. Russian officials say three people were killed in the bridge blast. They say the victims were in a nearby car when a lorry exploded. “There is no doubt, this is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying Russia’s critical civilian infrastructure,” Mr Putin said. “Its authors, perpetrators and beneficiaries are the security services of Ukraine.” An investigation into…

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Man is less than impressed with his uncooked vending machine pizza after it appeared in Glasgow (Picture: Getty) Pizza is undoubtedly one of the best drunk foods after a big night out – especially when it gets served to you in under three minutes. This new vending machine in Glasgow’s Merchant City claims to be able to provide just that, and its sudden appearance has left many locals curious to try it out for themselves. Pizza fan John McCarthy found himself feeling a little peckish after polishing off a ‘couple of cans’ one night, and decided to test out ‘wall…

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Overwatch 2’s woes continue (pic: Blizzard Entertainment) Thanks to a bug, some Overwatch 2 players have bought cosmetics they didn’t want, and Blizzard says it’s unable to issue refunds. To say that Overwatch 2 has had a rough launch would be something of an understatement. Not only were people struggling to even play online (thanks to two DDoS attacks), but there were other issues, such as returning players missing all their Overwatch 1 cosmetics despite merging accounts. Several players even found themselves buying new cosmetics without meaning to, thanks to a bug involving the game’s chat system. The bug has…

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​Martin McGill, 49, will be first to be buried after mass at church in Creeslough on TuesdayThe County Donegal village of Creeslough and nearby communities are preparing for a series of emotional funerals as police investigate the cause of an explosion that killed 10 people in Ireland.State pathologists were conducting postmortems on Monday at Letterkenny University hospital while Creeslough remained shrouded in grief after Friday’s blast at a petrol station and adjacent apartments. Continue reading… 

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Douglas Stewart will rejoin Alec Baldwin in Rust (Picture: Douglas Stewart/Tom Brahl/Backgrid) Rust actor Douglas Stewart is happy to resume work on Rust after Halyna Hutchins’ family gave their blessing. The cinematographer died aged 42 in October 2021 after Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged a gun on the movie’s New Mexico set, and she was later pronounced dead after being hit with a live round from the gun. Baldwin recently reached a settlement with her family, including husband Matthew Hutchins, which will see the film resume in January 2023 with the original cast, and her widower serving as executive producer. Speaking…

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