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13 August 2018

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News imageNurse speaking to pregnant woman

Midwives unit 'closed until September'

NHS Grampian announced in May the Aberdeen unit would be temporarily moved to the labour ward for about three months.

News imagehare

Study suggests dramatic decline in hares

But moorland managers say the conclusions of the research into mountain hares are at odds with their own experience.

News imageMRI scanning

Radiologist shortage 'red alert' warning

The Royal College of Radiologists says more doctors need to train in the specialism to meet demand.

News imageGloria Kent is the first black domestic worker to take her employer to court

'I took on my abusive boss and won'

Domestic workers are a key part of many South African homes, but many face abuse and extremely low wages.

News imageThe entrance to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago during an exhibition in October 2017 of declassified CIA documents that show US involvement in General Pinochet"s coup in 1973.

Minister resigns over rights museum row

Chile's culture minister steps down after just four days, over comments about a human rights museum.

News imageLondon housing stock

House-building 'below pre-crash levels'

More than half of local authorities building fewer homes per year than in 2007-08.

News imageAmalia suspects Siraj Wahhaj and Lucas Morton

US compound boy 'died during ritual'

The boy's remains were found in a New Mexico site where 11 starving children were rescued.

News imageLawrence Okettayot

Uganda's food waste warrior aims to help farmers

Engineer Lawrence Okettayot has come up with a food dehydrator that could tackle the world's food waste crisis.

News imageLawrence standing next to a dryer

The student trying to solve the food waste crisis

Has a 23-year-old engineering student come up with an invention that could tackle food waste problems?

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