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| News Daily: Hunt rounds on Russia and women 'denied' Caesareans | News Daily: Hunt rounds on Russia and women 'denied' Caesareans |
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| Hunt heads to the US | Hunt heads to the US |
| Jeremy Hunt begins his first visit to the US as foreign secretary today, and he'll use that moment in the diplomatic spotlight to demand that Europe gets tougher on Russia. Washington is set to impose fresh sanctions against Moscow in response to the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury, and Mr Hunt will say the EU should do the same. What are sanctions and why are they used? Find out more. | Jeremy Hunt begins his first visit to the US as foreign secretary today, and he'll use that moment in the diplomatic spotlight to demand that Europe gets tougher on Russia. Washington is set to impose fresh sanctions against Moscow in response to the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury, and Mr Hunt will say the EU should do the same. What are sanctions and why are they used? Find out more. |
| In his wide-ranging speech, the foreign secretary will also cite "foreign attempts" to manipulate elections as one of the reasons behind the decline in confidence in Western democratic systems. That, of course, is close to home for President Trump given claims the election that brought him to power was manipulated by Moscow. | In his wide-ranging speech, the foreign secretary will also cite "foreign attempts" to manipulate elections as one of the reasons behind the decline in confidence in Western democratic systems. That, of course, is close to home for President Trump given claims the election that brought him to power was manipulated by Moscow. |
| Mr Hunt will also say Western governments must address the economic and social resentment behind the growth of populism, such as the squeeze on living standards and concerns over immigration - just the sort of resentment some suggest drove the election of Mr Trump himself. For more on populism, check out our piece. | Mr Hunt will also say Western governments must address the economic and social resentment behind the growth of populism, such as the squeeze on living standards and concerns over immigration - just the sort of resentment some suggest drove the election of Mr Trump himself. For more on populism, check out our piece. |
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| Birth choices 'denied' | Birth choices 'denied' |
| Official guidelines say all pregnant women should be allowed to choose a planned Caesarean even if it's not for medical reasons. But women at 75% of UK maternity units are being denied that right, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Of the 146 trusts that shared their policies with the Birthrights charity, 26% fully complied with the guidelines, while 15% refused all elective Caesareans. | Official guidelines say all pregnant women should be allowed to choose a planned Caesarean even if it's not for medical reasons. But women at 75% of UK maternity units are being denied that right, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Of the 146 trusts that shared their policies with the Birthrights charity, 26% fully complied with the guidelines, while 15% refused all elective Caesareans. |
| The number of Caesarean births - where a baby is delivered by making a surgical cut into the abdomen and womb - has increased significantly in recent years, with rising obesity and more older mothers thought to be among the drivers. Birthrights said the reasons women gave for wanting them included previous traumatic births, mental ill-health, childhood sexual abuse, or simply having made an informed decision. | The number of Caesarean births - where a baby is delivered by making a surgical cut into the abdomen and womb - has increased significantly in recent years, with rising obesity and more older mothers thought to be among the drivers. Birthrights said the reasons women gave for wanting them included previous traumatic births, mental ill-health, childhood sexual abuse, or simply having made an informed decision. |
| Bake Off line-up | Bake Off line-up |
| A techno DJ, a banker and a blood courier - just some of those taking part in this year's Great British Bake Off. Last year's series - the first since the show jumped ship to Channel 4 - saw Army officer Sophie Faldo take the crown. | |
| Why the Kerala floods proved so deadly | Why the Kerala floods proved so deadly |
| By Navin Singh Khadka, environment correspondent, BBC World Service | By Navin Singh Khadka, environment correspondent, BBC World Service |
| The state should have been prepared for this - just one month earlier, a government report had warned that Kerala was the worst performer among south Indian states in effective management of water resources. With 42 points, it was ranked number 12. The top three states were Gujarat in the west, Madhya Pradesh in the centre and Andhra Pradesh in the south, with scores of 79, 69 and 68 respectively. One month down the line, Kerala seems to have confirmed the report's finding. | |
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| What the papers say | What the papers say |
| Editorial writers take a dim view of the news that Birmingham prison has been taken over by the government because conditions are so bad. The Sun talks of a "meltdown", asking: "What has the Justice Ministry been doing while anarchy engulfed Birmingham jail?" According to the Daily Mail, our "powder-keg prisons are ready to explode". It blames outdated buildings, overcrowding, insanitary cells, too few prison officers and the scourge of drugs and violence. "The prison crisis is galloping onwards," says the Times, "as successive governments dodge the issues." Elsewhere, there is much talk in the papers of what really happened to Kay Longstaff, the British woman rescued after 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea. The Daily Telegraph links that story with another. It has a cartoon of a woman overboard - dubbed "the unlikely survivor" - treading water, surrounded by sharks. It is Theresa May. One of the sharks has a blonde fin. | Editorial writers take a dim view of the news that Birmingham prison has been taken over by the government because conditions are so bad. The Sun talks of a "meltdown", asking: "What has the Justice Ministry been doing while anarchy engulfed Birmingham jail?" According to the Daily Mail, our "powder-keg prisons are ready to explode". It blames outdated buildings, overcrowding, insanitary cells, too few prison officers and the scourge of drugs and violence. "The prison crisis is galloping onwards," says the Times, "as successive governments dodge the issues." Elsewhere, there is much talk in the papers of what really happened to Kay Longstaff, the British woman rescued after 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea. The Daily Telegraph links that story with another. It has a cartoon of a woman overboard - dubbed "the unlikely survivor" - treading water, surrounded by sharks. It is Theresa May. One of the sharks has a blonde fin. |
| Daily digest | Daily digest |
| Weinstein accuser Asia Argento accused of sexual assault herself | Weinstein accuser Asia Argento accused of sexual assault herself |
| 'Unprepared' NHS managers say they're not ready for a no-deal Brexit | 'Unprepared' NHS managers say they're not ready for a no-deal Brexit |
| Venezuelans flee Hundreds a day trying to escape the country's economic collapse | Venezuelans flee Hundreds a day trying to escape the country's economic collapse |
| 'Love Island cliche' Fire chief criticises muscle-bound stereotype | 'Love Island cliche' Fire chief criticises muscle-bound stereotype |
| If you see one thing today | If you see one thing today |
| The dancer bringing rent parties from Harlem to the UK | The dancer bringing rent parties from Harlem to the UK |
| If you listen to one thing today | If you listen to one thing today |
| Ibtihaj Muhammed: A journey bigger than me | Ibtihaj Muhammed: A journey bigger than me |
| If you read one thing today | If you read one thing today |
| My friend, the dry cleaner of Mogadishu | My friend, the dry cleaner of Mogadishu |
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| Lookahead | Lookahead |
| 09:30 Official figures reveal the state of the UK's public finances - forecasts suggest the Treasury is set to record the biggest July surplus in 17 years | 09:30 Official figures reveal the state of the UK's public finances - forecasts suggest the Treasury is set to record the biggest July surplus in 17 years |
| Today Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab meets EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier | Today Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab meets EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier |
| On this day | On this day |
| 1986 More than 1,700 people die when a cloud of lethal gas escapes from a volcanic lake - Lake Nyos - in Cameroon | 1986 More than 1,700 people die when a cloud of lethal gas escapes from a volcanic lake - Lake Nyos - in Cameroon |
| From elsewhere | From elsewhere |
| Giving up the ghost (Longreads) | Giving up the ghost (Longreads) |
| "How could this happen again?" Why this Catholic abuse scandal seems worse than 2002 (CNN) | "How could this happen again?" Why this Catholic abuse scandal seems worse than 2002 (CNN) |
| Women in STEM on why we need more women in STEM (Refinery 29) | Women in STEM on why we need more women in STEM (Refinery 29) |
| VMAs 2018: Looking back on every Video of the Year winner (Huffington Post) | VMAs 2018: Looking back on every Video of the Year winner (Huffington Post) |
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