Image used for representational purpose only. Two flats in Chennai belonging to the promoter of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup linked to the death of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday (December 3, 2025). The assets, … Read more
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent ‘Too little, too late’: What’s in the Covid inquiry report… in 68 seconds The UK response to Covid was “too little, too late” and led to thousands more deaths in the first wave, an inquiry into government decision-making says. The report also said lockdown may have been avoided if voluntary steps such … Read more
Michael Buchanan,Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley,BBC News Family handout Greg Marshall’s Medtronic heart pump malfunctioned and he died three years later aged 26 Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK’s leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device – despite knowing of concerns it had a higher mortality rate than … Read more
Police personnel inspecting the stairs leading to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Kasibugga in Palasa mandal, where a stampede killed nine devotees on November 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday (November 2, 2025) barred devotees from entering the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here in Srikakulam district, following … Read more
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an NHS investigation found The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey told the family of a patient who … Read more
Michael Buchanan, Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an investigation found Seven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon who continues to work for the NHS, the BBC has learned. An NHS investigation found problems in Karen Booth’s cases included … Read more
In 2023, civic negligence claimed 23 lives in Karnataka, the highest in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh (12) and Chhattisgarh (5), according to National Crime Record Bureau data. These cases of civic negligence include incidents such as electrocution from Escom lines, deaths due to poorly maintained roads, tree falls, and similar occurrences. On Monday, … Read more
Out of use furniture and cushions lying in a room in the basement of the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui At dusk on August 29, Manju Devi was rushed to the primary health centre (PHC) in Rajod town of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. Her labour pain had begun … Read more
Jack FenwickPolitical correspondent Family handout Hilary’s son Ben died from a heroin overdose in 2018, but his death was never included on official opioid death statistics More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government’s approach to tackling addiction. … Read more
James CookScotland editor Getty Images Scotland has seen high numbers of people dying from drug misuse for the last seven years Official figures suggest that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row despite a 13% fall in fatalities. There were 1,017 drug misuse deaths in 2024, down … Read more