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Muniz rescues late point for Fulham against Newcastle after Murphy stunner

Questions over whether Álvaro Arbeloa and Matthias Jaissle have what it takes to succeed in the Premier League remain unanswered after these two young foreign managers watched their sides grind out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage. Arbeloa’s Fulham lacked fizz, physicality and personality before rescuing a point thanks to a late equaliser from Rodrigo Muniz, while Newcastle displayed little of Jaissle’s high-octane philosophy and squandered the chance to move into the top half after failing to build on a vicious opening goal from Jacob Murphy. Continue reading...

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Politics

Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say

Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024 NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to have a midwife rather than a doctor oversee their baby’s birth, say campaigners. Twelve birth centres – midwife-led maternity units – have closed in England since 2019. Birth centres play a key role in ensuring that women can choose whether to have their baby at a unit in a hospital run by doctors, at one where midwives are in charge, or at home. Continue reading...

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