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Baby RB faces 'miserable sad and pitiful existence' - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"A desperately ill baby who has been in intensive care since birth should be allowed to die in peace or he will end up living a “miserable, sad and pitiful existence”, a court heard. "
Daughter of Alzheimer's patient defies NHS gagging order to speak out - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"A daughter has spoken out in defiance of a gagging order that was imposed after she won a £30,000 refund for care unfairly denied to her mother, an Alzheimer's patient. "
Parents clash in court over taking child off life support - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"A mother supporting a legal attempt to take her severely disabled baby boy off the ventilator that keeps him alive said today her son's "intolerable suffering" had to outweigh her grief at his death.
The boy, known as RB for legal reasons, was born last year with a rare condition that severely limits the ability to breathe and move limbs."
Mother: why my baby should be allowed to die - The Times 2nd November 2009
"A mother at the centre of a legal wrangle over a gravely ill baby today told why she felt her son should be allowed to die.
Anthony Fairweather, a solicitor acting for the boy's mother, said: "RB’s mother has sat by her son’s bedside every day since he was born. Every day she has seen the pain he experiences just to survive. "
Baby RB: Tug of love as baby's mother says his life support can be turned off but father goes to court to stop it - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"A heartbroken mother took centre stage on Monday as the High Court was asked to let her seriously disabled son die.
She is backing a hospital's application for the year-old baby to be taken off life support.
The baby's father, however, insists he must live and says a simple operation could even lead to him being cared for at home. "
More tests for right-to-life baby - BBC Health News 2nd November 2009
"A fresh medical assessment is to be carried out on a baby boy at the centre of a "right-to-life" legal dispute, a High Court judge heard on Monday.
The one-year-old, known as Baby RB for legal reasons, was born with a rare, genetic muscle condition that makes it hard for him to breathe independently."
Father of Baby RB fights hospital’s decision to turn off life support - The Times 2nd October 2009
"A father whose son was born with a rare neuromuscular condition will go to the High Court today to try to stop a hospital withdrawing support that keeps the child alive.
Doctors treating the one-year-old boy say that his quality of life is so poor that it would not be in his best interests to keep him alive. They say that they are supported in their action by the baby’s mother. The couple are separated. "
University of Liverpool researcher and Warrington Hospital worker John Gough struck off by HPC - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"A HOSPITAL worker who claimed he kept body parts in his freezer has been struck off after lying about his qualifications.
John Gough, who worked at Warrington Hospital and carried out orthopedic research at the University of Liverpool, claimed he had a PhD."
Countess of Chester Hospital criticised by Cheshire Coroner for over drugging elderly patient by mistake - Chester Chronicle 29th October 2009
"A MANSLAUGHTER investigation was triggered at the Countess of Chester Hospital when a pensioner died after accidentally being given double the maximum dose of an anti-depressant drug – TWICE."
Family sue over Chorley teen’s spinal operation - Chorley Citizen 30th October 2009
"THE family of a Chorley teen left paralysed for life after intricate spinal surgery have launched a bid for seven-figure compensation in London's High Court.
Laura May was just 11 – and trying on clothes while out shopping – when her mother Christine first noticed an anomaly in her upper back which prompted urgent medical attention. "
Father fights bid to switch off baby's life-support - The Independent on Sunday 1st November 2009
"A father is fighting a hospital's attempt to withdraw the support keeping his baby son alive, it emerged today.
Doctors want to take the one-year-old, who was born with a rare neuromuscular condition, off a ventilator which allows him to breathe. "
Father and mother at war over their baby's life support - Daily Telegraph 31st October 2009
"A father is fighting moves by a hospital to withdraw the support keeping his baby son alive. "
Youth worker who led ring of paedophiles is jailed for life - Daily Mail 30th October 2009
"A respected youth worker has been jailed for life after being exposed as the lead figure in one of Britain's biggest-ever paedophile ring.
James Rennie, 38, was also convicted of repeatedly abusing a three-month old baby. "
Nursery monster Vanessa George names children she abused - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"Nursery paedophile Vanessa George was accused last night of worsening the torture for the parents of her victims.
After months of refusing to name the children she abused, George has now given police a list of up to ten names of children under three. "
Mother facing prosecution 'for asking hospital staff from one ethnicity to be excluded from room' as she gave birth - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"A mother is facing action under race discrimination laws after objecting to ethnic minority hospital staff being present at the birth of her child.
The woman was about to undergo a caesarean section when she made her demand. "
Parkinson's drug made former councillor carry out £45,000 eBay ticket fraud - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"A former town councillor carried out a £45,000 eBay ticket fraud after a drug he was taking to combat the effects of Parkinson's Disease gave him a spending compulsion. "
BBC 'could face prosecution over hospital break-in' - The Sunday Telegraph 25th October 2009
"The BBC could face prosecution for breaking into a derelict hospital to film abandoned buildings awaiting demolition. "
Doctor Poison: Drink your tea, said Ed Erin. Then he said it again. I drank all of it. Then I looked in the cup... - Daily Mail 24th October 2009
"In chilling detail, the secretary whose doctor lover tried to poison her when she became pregnant tells the horrific story of their torrid affair, his sinister behaviour - and how her ‘little Miss Marple’ techniques finally revealed his guilt"
The first picture of the woman who forced her healthy son into a wheelchair and convinced doctors he was sick - Daily Mail 23rd October 2009
"By any standards, it was a tear-jerking scene: a devoted mother presenting her desperately sick little boy to Camilla Parker Bowles at Westminster Abbey and helping him collect his Children of Courage medal.
Earlier that day, December 14, 2005, Lisa Hayden-Johnson took her five-year-old wheelchair-bound son to 10 Downing Street to have breakfast with Tony and Cherie Blair. "
The bizarre double life of poisoning doctor Edward Erin - The Times 20th October 2009
"To colleagues, Edward Erin appeared to have the perfect existence — a glittering career as a doctor and clinical researcher and relationships with a string of glamorous young women.
But his bizarre double life was revealed last night after he was convicted of poisoning the drinks of his pregnant secretary to cause her to miscarry during their brief affair. "
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