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In November 2017, a coroner demanded action over the case of a patient being transferred from The Harbour who caused a serious crash on the M55 – but was released without being assessed and went on to kill herself.
Tracey Lynch managed to grab the steering wheel after a lone therapist was tasked with driving her across Lancashire, despite her mum warning she would try to jump from the vehicle, her inquest heard.
The 39-year-old was sectioned and taken back to Blackpool’s flagship mental health facility, but later released without “any form of assessment whatsoever and with only a cursory glance at her previous records”, the hearing was told.
Opened in March 2015, the £40m Blackpool-based unit provides in-patient mental health care for people from across Lancashire.
It was a purpose- built, state-of-the-art facility and includes four adult mental health wards and two psychiatric intensive care units.
Overall, the trust’s health-based places of safety, which includes the Harbour, were rated as requiring improvement.
The first thing that you need to know about the massacre of 12 people that took place in Afghanistan today is that Mazar-e-Sharif is not a particularly radical town. It is not Pashtun, it is not Taliban. It is so quiet that NATO dispatched the near-pacifist Germans to keep the peace there. And so today’s massacre–in pr...
Jones has a right to burn the Koran. And Rick Warren has a right–no, more than a right: a moral responsibly–to blast Jones for the nitwit bigot he is, and to rally mainstream evangelicals against this profoundly disgusting, and extremely dangerous, act. Warren tries to stay out of the political spotlight and he is to b...
But there should be no confusion about this: Jones’s act was murderous as any suicide bomber’s. If there is a hell, he’s just guaranteed himself an afterlifetime membership.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- A video that has now gone viral on social media shows a Cuyahoga Falls High School freshman on the ground in the school's lunchroom as he is repeatedly punched by a classmate who also attempts to stomp on his head as he is being pulled away.
Blake Ambrose, 14, said he was on the receiving end of those punches.
"Before the video he pushed me up against the wall and then he, like, put me on the ground and hit me like 28 times. Once the teacher got there he, like, stomped on my head," said Ambrose.
The video was recorded by another student, defying what Ambrose claimed was the school's rule forbidding students from recording such incidents.
It was forwarded to Ambrose's grandfather who said he was shocked by what it shows.
"Had I been told about the fight and not seen the video I could have never pictured what really happened. Maybe a fight is a couple of punches and it’s over. This clearly was not a couple of punches," said Todd Jones.
Jones posted the video to social media, hoping it would get attention from the school and police.
"I was mad. I was extremely mad because this shouldn't happen, not only to my grandson, but it shouldn't happen to anybody in any school district. That should be a safe zone and it's not," said Jones.
Cuyahoga Falls police have a school resource officer stationed in the building. The officer was there at the time of the fight but involved in another incident.
Ambrose said it was a gym teacher who pulled the other teen away.
Police said it was the video, in part, that helped put what happened in context.
"Obviously the video, I mean it is on the video, we are able to see what occurred and just the blatancy of it. It is a clear assault. I don't think that was ever a question that it arose to that level," said Cuyahoga Falls Police Captain Todd Shafer.
Police said they have a diversion program that they can use as an alternative to filing charges but in this case it seemed obvious that the incident rose above a typical schoolyard fight.
At the same time, Shafer said he was also discouraged by the number of students who stood by encircling the fight, some of them recording the incident while doing nothing themselves to help Ambrose.
"You have to be there to help a friend and we will work out the details in the end. But, those are just really cases where, as a friend, you have to get involved and you have to help somebody that's a little less able to help themselves," said Shafer.
Ambrose said he has seen fights in the school before but in most cases there is no evidence of exactly what happened.
"Most of the fights, the teachers aren't aware of because they are like in the bathroom and stuff. And even if someone were to go and tell the principal or stuff they can't do anything about it because there's no proof...at least that's what they tell us," said Ambrose.
On Friday morning, Cuyahoga Falls police filed assault charges against the offending teenager in juvenile court.
Jones said while he posted the video to his social media account he did so with the intent of protecting the identity of the individual who recorded it to keep them from suffering consequences.
He feels strongly that without the video the incident would not have been taken as seriously as it was.
"I am at this point satisfied with (the assault charge) because it needs to be. It needs to show everybody else out there you can't do this and get away with it because it’s happening everywhere and it’s not being dealt with," said Jones.
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 12,743 model year 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65, Mercedes-Maybach S...
The affected vehicles have front seat seat belt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
If the front seat seat belt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. Owners will be notified of the recall in May 2017 and will be sent a second notification when remedy parts become available.
Herrin High School senior Marissa Russell signed a letter of intent last week to play volleyball on scholarship at John A. Logan College. Seated with Russell are from left: HHS head volleyball coach Karen Jurich and Marissa's parents, Gary and Lori. Standing are JALC assistant coach Jessica Whitehead and head coach Bil...
HERRIN -- Marissa Russell said she was pretty much resigned to the fact that she wouldn't be continuing her athletic career beyond the doors of Herrin High School.
That is until John A. Logan College came calling.
Volunteers veteran volleyball coach Bill Burnside came in with an 11th-hour scholarship offer for the HHS senior and Russell gladly accepted last week.
"I was very excited to know that I was getting the opportunity to continue playing volleyball, a sport I love," she said.
Burnside said he signed Russell to fill a need at the outside hitter position (a front-line spot). There will be a bit of an adjustment for Russell as the senior played only middle hitter this past fall.
"It will be a little different, but not that much. I am confident I can handle it," Russell said.
Burnside said some key injuries to returning lettermen necessitated a move for depth.
"Karen (Tigers head coach Jurich) told me I needed to take a look at Marissa and then Jessica (Vols assistant coach Whitehead) practiced with her. We agreed she could be a good fit for us."
Burnside said Russell has much untapped potential and believes that steady work against good competition in practice while focused on just the one sport will help her realize that potential.
"Marissa has come a long way in a relatively short amount of time," Jurich said. "She was an excellent team player and inspired others around her because of her positivity."
Jurich said she's thrilled that Russell is going to a quality program like Logan.
"I've known Bill for over 20 years and he will do a good job with Marissa. I believe her future is unlimited."
As a senior, "Red" as she was best known by her teammates, was named All-Conference, All-South, All-River to River Tournament, All-Du Quoin Invitational Tournament, All Herrin Invitational Tournament and All Marion Invitational Tournament.
Russell recorded 220 kills, 45 of which were from blocks and 146 total blocks.
The chief executive officer of the United Bulawayo Hospitals, Mrs Nonhlanhla Ndlovu, yesterday said the institution has only been doing emergency surgery and caesarean operations since April because they are renovating.
She said they have been sending patients to Mpilo Central Hospital for serious surgery.
Patients have had to seek services from private health institutions whose prices are very high for most members of the public.
Mrs Ndlovu said the theatres are undergoing renovations which are likely to end by the end of September this year.
“Our theatre air conditioning systems were dilapidated and had become so inefficient we decided to repair them. People should note that this kind of air conditioning is quite complex as it should ensure that those who enter theatre rooms do not get infections hence we need time to complete the repairs,” she said.
Mrs Ndlovu said members of the public who needed theatre services were being referred to Mpilo Central Hospital, UBH’s sister hospital.
“Mpilo is as good as UBH and we advice members of the public to go there since it is also a Government-run institution. We have not referred anyone to private hospitals as we know that Mpilo can offer the services while we work on repairing our air conditioners,” she said.
“Our A theatres have been down for about six years and it is a struggle as we have no anaesthetic machines. We have a serious challenge when it comes to theatres as the functional B ones are reserved for major and emergency surgeries,” he said.
Dr Ngwenya said the hospital had a back log of people who are in need of surgeries which the hospital cannot offer at the moment.
One affected resident Mr Noel Magutshwa said he went to UBH last week and was told that theatres had been down for the past six months.
“I suffered a dislocated shoulder and doctors had recommended that I go for an operation. I was surprised when officials at UBH said theatres were down and I am stranded because I cannot afford to pay $5 000 for the same procedure at Mater Dei Hospital,” he said.
Mr Magutshwa added that they put a plaster on his arm and advised him to come back after six weeks for consultation.
FILE - Syrian refugees arrive at the Oncupinar Turkey-Syria border gate near Kilis, Turkey, Sept. 28, 2014.
Turkish authorities have tightened controls, ending their open-door policy for Syrian refugees and making it more difficult for Syrians to enter Turkey and for international journalists to cover the war. There are even reports of people being fired upon as they approach the border.
Lina Chawaf is the editor of the independent Syrian radio station “Rozana,” which broadcasts from studios In Paris and Gaziantep, Turkey. She was a well-known TV personality in Damascus until she fled after siding with the political opposition against President Bashar al-Assad as violence flared in 2011.
She has been returning to rebel-held areas of northern Syria when possible.
“I feel I have to go there, I have to see with my eyes, it is the sense of a journalist, you know this you are a journalist. I feel I have to feel like the people who are there…to see the truth," said Chawaf.
But trying to see what reporters call “ground truth” can be perilous.
Barrel-bombs are raining down on Aleppo, the battered northern Syrian city half-held by rebels. And there is the danger of journalists being kidnapped by jihadist groups.
But there are also risks in just entering Syria and then trying to return to Turkey.
Four Western reporters were deported last week after being caught trying to enter Turkey following reporting assignments inside Syria. The Turks closed border gates in March, claiming intensified fighting near the border had forced the move.
Chawaf joined refugees recently trying to enter Turkey illegally.
About 20 minutes by car from the border gate at Kilis more than 500 civilians were trying to use a cross-border tunnel 700 meters long, three meters deep and three meters across.
“We went there and everybody knows that al-Nusra is controlling this area. They ask about what we are doing there and then they are trying to help us get just to the tunnel. And when we begin to walk to the tunnel, shooting was beginning over our head," Chawaf said.
The shooting came from Turkish guards trying to deter refugees from reaching the tunnel. The refugees dashed to the tunnel.
“There are children, families, small children. The children are crying. There is a small girl just beside me when I go down and she was crying," she said.
About 160 kilometers east, Kurdish refugees who returned to the ruined city of Kobani, which endured a months-long siege by the Islamic State group, find that everyday life is hopeless, with no running water or electricity, bombed-out houses and little food. Unexploded ordnance is scattered around and bodies are buried...
Returning to the Turkish border area here is as equally hazardous as at the Kilis border gate.
Mustafa, a father of seven, returned to Kobani illegally to see whether the family could move back. He realized they couldn’t and says the journey back to the Turkish border, again illegally, was harrowing involving going 10 kilometers east of Kobani, then a quick march over three kilometers of uneven ground in the dar...
If caught, refugees risk a beating and having money taken from them by the Turkish border guards.
October 21 in history: Columbus lands in America, 1492; Can-Can dance first performed, 1858; King College defeats Bristol in football 206-0, 1922. Birthdays: poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772); jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie (1917).
And all I got was this T-shirt: Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the College of Engineering Commons. Donors will receive free T-shirts.
Info on Islam: The Muslim Students' Association presents an Islamic information table from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Center. Stop by for information on Islam. For information, link to www.uh.edu/campus/msa.
You must remember this: The Study Skills Program offers a free memory improvement workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 404, Fine Arts Building. For information, call (713) 743-5411.
Do not adjust your set: The Student Video Network holds its weekly meetings Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Aegean Room, UC Underground. For information, call Joe Breda at (713) 743-5210.
Body art: The Honors College presents "Body Art: Contemporary American Women Sculptors," a slide lecture by sculptor Ann Sperry, at 7 p.m. in the College of Architecture Theater. For information, call (713) 743-9010.
Games people play: Zeta Phi Beta sorority and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will sponsor an evening of fun and games at 7:20 p.m. in the UC Games Room. All UH students, faculty and staff are invited.
SWE: The Society of Women Engineers will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. in Room 103, Y-Building. Lunch will be provided. For information, call (713) 743-4244.
And, gosh darn it, people like me: The Church of Christ Student Foundation holds weekly Christian growth courses Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in Room 201, A.D. Bruce Religion Center. This week's topic: "Developing Healthy Self-Esteem." To enroll in the free course, simply attend or call (713) 941-3910.
In a world where the standard-bearer for the Republican Party just gave away classified information to the country that interfered with an election on his behalf, a day after he fired the person in charge of investigating that interference, it’s tempting to overrate any Republican who can string two sentences together....
Sasse also deserves credit for not fleeing this previously scheduled book tour stop once the news of Trump’s most recent reckless buffoonery broke, shortly before taping. Still, the guy’s smoothness made his protestation of being taken aback ring hollow, since he’d already whipped up a carefully worded list of three ta...
Whitby Maroons hosted struggling Winlaton Vulcans, whose recent performances had belied their league position, and won 28-0.
Whitby started brightly despite playing up the hill, keeping the ball and pressurising the visitors defence with lock forward Dan Marsay setting the ball up well for the backs to use.
The deadlock was broken quickly when Luke Brown sliced through Winlaton’s defence for a converted try to make the score 7-0.
Winlaton then began to enjoy their first period of possession, however Whitby’s defence was equal to the task, not giving the Vulcans an inch.
This caused Winlaton to chance their arm and throw a risky pass, which stand-in captain Sam Webster picked off and duly ran in to score under the posts to make the score 14-0.
The rest of the first half was marred by both teams’ inability to come to terms with the referee’s interpretation of the laws, meaning that the score remained 14-0 at the interval.
Whitby turned around at half-time, now playing with the conditions, and immediately made the most of it with Sam Webster putting a cross-field kick to winger Jamie Allison, who gathered and fed Justin Mayne.
Mayne drew in the Winlaton full-back and passed the ball back to Webster, who scored in the corner for another try that was converted to make the score 21-0 and put the hosts well and truly in command.
Whitby continued to contain the Winlaton attack while struggling to spark to life in attack, but as the visiting Vulcans became more desperate to score and get back into the game, again Webster picked the ball off for another converted try to sew up his hat-trick and make the final score 28-0 to the Maroons.

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