hospital that night. my heart sank. obviously, i have got children myself. it was just more the fact that i knew how bad he were. we tried to get him that little bit more help and theyjust weren t having any of it and now sadly, he s passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust has sent his sincere condolences to yusuf s family. he says a thorough investigation has started, but insists they do have the staff to treat patients when needed. a department of health and social care spokesperson said: all children deserve the highest level of care and we are taking urgent action to ensure no families have to experience these kinds of tragedies . but zaheer says it s too late for his family. their only hope now is to help others avoid the pain they re going through. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. the commissioner of the london fire brigade has said he expects to sack firefighters, after a report
the former cricket star urged them to live without fear of death. one person was killed and several others injured during the attack earlier this month. you are watching bbc news. the uncle of a five year old boy who died on monday says he wants answers from the health secretary about his nephew s treatment. yusuf mahmud nazir died from pneumonia but the family says he was sent away from rotherham general hospital because of a lack of beds. rotherham nhs foundation trust has offered its condolences to yusuf s family and has begun an investigation into his care. jessica lane reports. just walking into the house and seeing his shoes, his uniform, his stuff. it s killing us, really. yusuf was taken to the doctor
we haven t got the beds. i don t know if it would have been a different situation if they weren t overwhelmed, if they had some beds, i don t know. they are not getting the facilities, they re not getting the facilities, they re not getting the support from the government, they are not getting the funding, i don t know. but from what i know, theyjust refused at point blank. he needed that treatment. he needed iv antibiotics. the doctors were telling us he needed that urgently. theyjust telling us he needed that urgently. they just didn t want to know. that was our correspondent jessica lane speaking to yusufs uncle zaheer ahmed. dr richard jenkins, chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust, said.
ischia s narrow streets are caked in mud, many of its homes, illegally built over the years, unstable and vulnerable. now an anxious wait for the weather to lift to see the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. mark lowen, bbc news, southern italy. rail passengers are facing more disruption this weekend as thousands of train drivers go on strike. 11 companies are affected with limited or no services. the walkout, by members of the aslef union, is part of a long running dispute over pay. the uncle of a five year old boy who died on monday says he wants answers from the health secretary about his nephew s treatment. yusuf mahmud nazir died from pneumonia, but the family say he was sent away from rotherham general hospital because of a lack of beds. rotherham nhs foundation trust has offered its condolences to yusuf s family and have started an investigation into his care. jessica lane reports.
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