Auditors called in over council contracts
03/12/2009 17:06:42
Independent auditors are called in after a BBC investigation uncovered concerns over how a demolition contract was awarded.
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Hospital given £4.5m cash boost
03/12/2009 13:23:33
An NHS trust is given £4.5m to help fund an improvement plan put in place after a watchdog found appalling failings.
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Rail staff balloted over action
03/12/2009 13:01:54
London Midland rail staff are being balloted over strike action over two separate disputes, the RMT says.
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Another person dies of swine flu
03/12/2009 18:50:28
Another person has died of swine flu in the West Midlands over the past week, NHS chiefs in the region confirm.
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'Friendly fire' court case halted
02/12/2009 10:58:01
A widow's lawyers halt a High Court challenge for the MoD to take disciplinary action over her husband's death.
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Surgeons banned over safety fears
02/12/2009 22:13:54
Stafford Hospital bans all but one of its surgeons from doing gall bladder operations over safety concerns after two patients died.
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Rundown estate to get £7m revamp
02/12/2009 17:06:44
Plans have been unveiled for a revamp of a rundown Stoke-on-Trent estate, including new shops and homes.
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Twelve in court after drug raids
02/12/2009 11:43:01
Twelve men appear before magistrates after being charged with supplying class A drugs following raids in Tamworth.
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