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NHS Trust punished doctors raising safety concerns, whistleblowers allege – BBC Newsnight

Newsnight has been investigating one of the worst performing Hospital Trusts in England, and can report allegations that University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) – one of the biggest in the country – has been using disciplinary investigations to punish senior clinicians who have raised patient safety concerns. In the past decade, the trust has referred 26 of its doctors to the General Medical Council…

Moldova: On the energy frontline from the war in Ukraine – BBC Newsnight

As inflation in Moldova hits 30%, many people are struggling to pay the bills. Russian missile strikes in neighbouring Ukraine have led to blackouts across Moldova, with warnings of more outages in the coming days. Russia has previously accused Moldova of breaking its energy contracts and have threatened to cut already reduced supplies further. International Correspondent Joe Inwood investigates the effect the war has had…

Could China be seeing Hongkongers’ visa applications? – BBC Newsnight

Protests in China this week against Covid restrictions and the country’s authoritarian rule were reminiscent of the violent crackdown seen in Hong Kong two years ago.  Since then the UK has given sanctuary to more than 140,000 people from the former British territory.  Many of those applied for visas through a locally based private company that carries out work on behalf of the Home Office. But…

What’s behind Britain’s egg shortage? – BBC Newsnight

For years UK farmers have been squeezed by the big supermarkets on cost, while the consumer expects higher standards. Add in avian flu and rising costs and it seems that these pressures are now producing a national egg shortage. Several supermarkets are rationing eggs for customers and on Thursday Waitrose, which is not setting limits, committed to paying farmers an extra £2.6m to maintain supply….

Are the US midterms a referendum on Donald Trump? – BBC Newsnight

Americans have been voting for a whole variety of candidates, from state governors to US senators and a new Congress. It’s turned out a lot better for the Democratic Party than most polls had predicted. The ‘red wave’ promised by the Republicans did not materialise. Despite issues such as inflation and the cost of living, President Biden’s party did not take a drubbing. But it…

US midterms: What happens in Vegas may not stay in Vegas – BBC Newsnight

Tomorrow Americans will go to the polls for the midterm elections to decide the fate of Congress. The outcome will determine President Biden’s ability to achieve governance during the remainder of his term. The Democratic Party has held a majority in both parts of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, but that power over the Republicans has been held with very narrow margins. It’s being suggested that…

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