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Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say
<p>Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/07/nhs-birth-centre-maternity-unit-closures-england-womens-rights">Continue reading...</a>
GB Nov 7, 2026The Guardian World World03
Six dead after gunman opens fire ‘at random’ in Kraków market square
<p>Reports say man fired shots from from his car in Poland’s second city before being caught while trying to flee</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/07/krakow-shooting-poland-latest-news-updates">Kraków shooting – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Six people have been killed and 15 injured after a shooting in a market square in Kraków, Poland.</p><p>A man who had driven into the square at about 3pm began “firing at random people from his car”, according to a statement by local police on X.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/07/krakow-poland-shooting-market-square-deaths-gunman">Continue reading...</a>
GB Nov 7, 2026The Guardian World World04
At least 5 killed in shooting in Polish city of Krakow, police say
At least five people were killed and about a dozen injured after a shooter opened fire from a car in Krakow's main market square.
DE Nov 7, 2026Deutsche Welle (DW)