SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
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good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. a damning report into maternity services at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust has found catastrophic failings over twenty years. the inquiry, led by the senior midwife donna 0ckenden, found that more than 200 babies and nine mothers who died might have survived if they d been given the right care. ms 0ckenden described the culture at the trust as appalling and said failures in care were repeated from one incident to the next. the review covering more than 1500 incidents is thought to be largest of its kind in nhs history. it spanned a time frame of 20 years from 2000 to 2019. and identified 15 immediate and essential actions which must be implemented by all trusts in england providing maternity services. the trust has apologised fully for the failures and offered its sincere apologies to affected families. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports.
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the numbers are truly shocking, unprecedented in the history of maternity care in this country but what is important to remember is each single number is an individual family. a family who had grieved a loved one or wondered why their child is profoundly disabled and too often that grief was compounded by the fact that they trust lied to them and failed to investigate what had actually happened. today, those families found out the truth and i may warn viewers that some may find my report distressing. this is whatjustice looks like. families failed by the nhs, vindicated by the independent review they placed their faith in. at the centre of the gathering, donna 0ckenden, the woman who delivered a devastating critique of maternity care at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. me care at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. ~ ., ~ ., ., , , nhs trust. we now know that this is a trust that nhs trust. we now know that this is a trust that failed nhs trust. we now know that this is a tr