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ITV News
5 days ago
- ITV News
Murder victim's sister hits out at authorities who secretly kept teenager's body parts
Readers are warned they may find some details distressing. UTV first exposed what became known as the human tissue scandal back in 2012. Dozens of families were told that the body parts of their loved ones were retained without their consent. Not illegal - but the authorities accepted it was wrong and have since changed how they do things. Families impacted – relatives of those killed during the Troubles, other murder victims and those who lost their lives in car crash. Few people spoke out at the time when the news first broke. It followed a UK-wide audit of all police forces. UTV can reveal the scandal is still playing out in civil courts. The family of a schoolgirl murdered by a neighbour in her street have broken their silence to reveal their battle with the authorities. Sonia Forsythe was 13 when she disappeared from her home on the Shankill in West Belfast back in 1991. Five years later her body was found wrapped in a carpet, dumped in a coalbunker, beneath the flat she was murdered in. James Junior McKinistry, who was 19 at the time, served a life sentence for the killing and is now out on licence. Sonia's sister Nikki Boomer told UTV: ''We have had to bury Sonia three times now." "That makes us feel like she can't rest in peace because they forgot they had these body parts for 16 years (since the date of her murder)". Sonia's mother Audrey agreed to keep part of her skull for evidential purposes. When the skull was no-longer needed, it was reburied with her daughter. A decade passed but then came the bombshell news that police had more of Sonia's body parts – this time without the family's consent. They were beyond inconsolable. Nikki said: ''How did this happen? How did they not know they had other body parts? Was she scattered about different storage units? ''When we got Sonia's body parts back, they came in a little small white box, close to a baby coffin. It was triggering for so many reasons. ''For the third burial, I got to see firsthand the distress that not only my mum, but the whole family went through. It wasn't just a couple of body parts, it was Sonia. ''There were still all these tears because it still hurt just as much because you were saying goodbye to your loved one again.'' For the past 13 years Sonia's family have been battling the authorities through the civil courts. In a statement, the PSNI said it has previously acknowledged the trauma and hurt caused by the human tissue audit, and apologised to the families affected. As a number of legal proceedings are ongoing, they said it would be inappropriate to comment further. The state pathologist's department said there are currently five legal actions pending. As they are ongoing, they said it would be inappropriate to comment. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know.
Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
College Football Rankings 2025: CFN Preseason No. 26 to 50 - Power Programs That Could Crash the Top 25
When you have an 18-team Big Ten, an SEC and Big 12 with 16 programs each, and a 17-team ACC, not everyone can be in the top not fair to call these teams the also-rans. Many of them should make some noise in their respective conference races, but they're not quite there among the preseason of these teams should be in for fun seasons, and don't be shocked if many spend some time hanging around the top College Football News preseason rankings from 26 to 50 are ... CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 51-75 11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 TeamsOne thing to note. The Player You Need To Know isn't always the star. It's usually the top guy outside of the skill parts who'll get the spotlight. 50 Syracuse Syracuse PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDuce Chestnut, S Opener: Boston College2024 Preseason Rank: 622024 Final Rank: 192023: 75, 2022: 522021: 85, 2020: 942019: 79, 2018: 17 49 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJaden Keller, LB Opener: South Carolina (in Atlanta)2024 Preseason Rank: 322024 Final Rank: 542023: 39, 2022: 902021: 64, 2020: 422019: 44, 2018: 65 48 Kansas Kansas PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDean Miller, EDGE Opener: Fresno State2024 Preseason Rank: 272024 Final Rank: 492023: 17, 2022: 472021: 83, 2020: 1042019: 117, 2018: 108 47 Kentucky Kentucky PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowMi'Quise Humphrey-Grace, EDGE Opener: Toledo2024 Preseason Rank: 302024 Final Rank: 622023: 23, 2022: 282021: 21, 2020: 362019: 45, 2018: 12 46 Pitt Pitt PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKyle Louis, LB JrSeason Opener: Duquesne2024 Preseason Rank: 602024 Final Rank: 442023: 88, 2022: 202021: 14, 2020: 412019: 49, 2018: 47 45 BYU BYU PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowIsaiah Glasker, LB Opener: Portland State2024 Preseason Rank: 482024 Final Rank: 112023: 58, 2022: 582021: 34, 2020: 132019: 34, 2018: 53 44 Rutgers Rutgers PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDariel Djabome, LB Opener: Ohio2024 Preseason Rank: 512024 Final Rank: 512023: 31, 2022: 852021: 81, 2020: 602019: 123, 2018: 125 43 Michigan State Michigan State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowNikai Martinez, S Opener: Western Michigan2024 Preseason Rank: 372024 Final Rank: 602023: 85, 2022: 562021: 10, 2020: 592019: 57, 2018: 57 42 Wisconsin Wisconsin PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowRiley Mahlman, OT Opener: Miami University2024 Preseason Rank: 262024 Final Rank: 592023: 37, 2022: 342021: 18, 2020: 252019: 11, 2018: 54 41 Boise State Boise State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJayden Virgin-Morgan, EDGE Opener: at UCF2024 Preseason Rank: 532024 Final Rank: 262023: 59, 2022: 482021: 36, 2020: 492019: 10, 2018: 8 40 Florida State Florida State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDarrell Jackson, DT Opener: Alabama2024 Preseason Rank: 102024 Final Rank: 862023: 8, 2022: 142021: 58, 2020: 832019: 78, 2018: 83 39 NC State NC State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowSean Brown, LB Opener: East Carolina2024 Preseason Rank: 202024 Final Rank: 552023: 19, 2022: 392021: 15, 2020: 372019: 112, 2018: 36 38 North Carolina North Carolina PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowThaddeus Dixon, CB Opener: TCU2024 Preseason Rank: 332024 Final Rank: 582023: 32, 2022: 402021: 50, 2020: 142019: 59, 2018: 113 37 Baylor Baylor PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKeaton Thomas, LB Opener: Auburn2024 Preseason Rank: 542024 Final Rank: 302023: 86, 2022: 502021: 5, 2020: 872019: 21, 2018: 80 36 Auburn Auburn PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKendrick Faulk, DE Opener: at Baylor2024 Preseason Rank: 352024 Final Rank: 532023: 38, 2022: 572021: 41, 2020: 212019: 16, 2018: 40 35 Iowa State Iowa State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJeremiah Cooper, S Opener: Kansas State (in Dublin)2024 Preseason Rank: 412024 Final Rank: 122023: 46, 2022: 592021: 30, 2020: 162019: 63, 2018: 42 34 TCU TCU PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowBud Clark, S Opener: North Carolina2024 Preseason Rank: 402024 Final Rank: 422023: 44, 2022: 22021: 62, 2020: 442019: 82, 2018: 52 33 SMU SMU PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowIsaiah Nwokobia, S Opener: East Texas A&M2024 Preseason Rank: 392024 Final Rank: 272023: 50, 2022: 642021: 110, 2020: 642019: 28, 2018: 85 32 Nebraska Nebraska PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDasan McCullough, LB Opener: Cincinnati (at Kansas City)2024 Preseason Rank: 442024 Final Rank: 462023: 66, 2022: 682021: 60, 2020: 552019: 93, 2018: 88 31 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKyle Efford, LB Opener: at Colorado2024 Preseason Rank: 362024 Final Rank: 362023: 30, 2022: 632021: 82, 2020: 822019: 122, 2018: 64 30 Arkansas Arkansas PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowFernando Carmona, OG Opener: Alabama A&M2024 Preseason Rank: 462024 Final Rank: 342023: 71, 2022: 442021: 12, 2020: 342019: 121, 2018: 119 29 Louisville Louisville PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowChris Bell, WR Opener: Eastern Kentucky2024 Preseason Rank: 242024 Final Rank: 282023: 21, 2022: 302021: 54, 2020: 692019: 37, 2018: 121 28 Kansas State Kansas State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowAustin Romaine, LB Opener: Iowa State (in Dublin)2024 Preseason Rank: 282024 Final Rank: 312023: 16, 2022: 102021: 26, 2020: 582019: 41, 2018: 94 27 Washington Washington PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDenzel Boston, WR Opener: Colorado State2024 Preseason Rank: 232024 Final Rank: 382023: 2, 2022: 82021: 75, 2020: 262019: 27, 2018: 14 26 Minnesota Minnesota PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKoi Perich, S Opener: Buffalo2024 Preseason Rank: 292024 Final Rank: 182023: 49, 2022: 262021: 17, 2020: 532019: 25, 2018: 44CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 51-75 11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 Teams © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. 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Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
College Football Rankings 2025: CFN Preseason Top 10 - True National Title Contenders
The College Football News preseason rankings are based on how good the teams appear to be going into the has the most talent, the best depth, and the parts in place to make the strongest run to a national title? Last year was a breeze - it was Ohio State. This year?Go ahead and make your case for any of the ten teams on this list, and you'll probably be right. With all of that said, Florida State and Utah were both in our preseason top ten last year, and ... we keep saying, this isn't supposed to be predictive. Before it all gets going, the ten best teams in college football appear to be ... CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-5011-25 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 TeamsOne thing to note. The Player You Need To Know isn't always the star. It's usually the top guy outside of the skill parts who'll get the spotlight. 10 Miami Miami PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowFrancis Mauigoa, OT Opener: Notre Dame2024 Preseason Rank: 132024 Final Rank: 232023: 33, 2022: 622021: 49, 2020: 202019: 60, 2018: 60 9 Clemson Clemson PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowTJ Parker, EDGE Opener: LSU2024 Preseason Rank: 122024 Final Rank: 242023: 20, 2022: 132021: 16, 2020: 32019: 3, 2018: 1 8 LSU LSU PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowWhit Weeks, LB Opener: at Clemson2024 Preseason Rank: 142024 Final Rank: 222023: 9, 2022: 152021: 35, 2020: 292019: 1, 2018: 10 7 Oregon Oregon PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowIsaiah World, OT Opener: Montana State2024 Preseason Rank: 62024 Final Rank: 22023: 6, 2022: 192021: 31, 2020: 282019: 7, 2018: 31 6 Georgia Georgia PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowChristian Miller, DT Opener: Marshall2024 Preseason Rank: 22024 Final Rank: 52023: 5, 2022: 12021: 1, 2020: 82019: 4, 2018: 4 5 Notre Dame Notre Dame PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowLeonard Moore, CB Opener: at Miami2024 Preseason Rank: 112024 Final Rank: 32023: 22, 2022: 112021: 8, 2020: 52019: 12, 2018: 7 4 Ohio State Ohio State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowSonny Styles, LB Opener: Texas2024 Preseason Rank: 12024 Final Rank: 12023: 11, 2022: 42021: 4, 2020: 22019: 2, 2018: 3 3 Alabama Alabama PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKaydyn Proctor, OT Opener: at Florida State2024 Preseason Rank: 42024 Final Rank: 162023: 4, 2022: 72021: 2, 2020: 12019: 15, 2018: 2 2 Texas Texas PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowAnthony Hill Jr., LB Opener: at Ohio State2024 Preseason Rank: 32024 Final Rank: 62023: 3, 2022: 222021: 20, 2020: 182019: 29, 2018: 13 1 Penn State Penn State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDani Dennis-Sutton, DE Opener: Nevada2024 Preseason Rank: 72024 Final Rank: 42023: 12, 2022: 52021: 32, 2020: 562019: 5, 2018: 26CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-5011-25 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 Teams © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Business Wire
27-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Chemed To Report Second-Quarter 2025 Earnings July 29, 2025
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHE) today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Chemed also announced developments related to second quarter earnings and full year 2025 guidance. In prior public statements, management discussed the possibility that the VITAS subsidiary could have an aggregate Medicare Cap billing limitation (Medicare Cap) related to its Florida consolidated program, excluding Tallahassee. However, as of the most recent quarterly earnings update, VITAS internal projections showed that the Florida consolidated program would end the 2025 government fiscal year ending on September 30, 2025 (2025 Cap Year) with a Medicare Cap cushion. Actual Medicare admissions in both April and May 2025 in Florida were weaker than anticipated and lower than VITAS' internal projections. As a result, VITAS now projects a Medicare Cap revenue limitation for the 2025 Cap Year of $18 million to $25 million related to the Florida consolidated program, excluding Tallahassee. The above projection includes actual results through May. Actual June results, which show better admissions than projected through the first half of the month, and actual results in the third quarter could have a significant impact on this projection. Previous guidance for 2025 earnings did not include any Florida Medicare Cap. The source of the Medicare Cap in the Florida consolidated program relates to two factors. The first factor is the 'community access' program. While community access has provided for a higher-than-average ADC growth rate and revenue growth rate at VITAS over the past two years, it adds pressure to the Medicare Cap due to patients accessing hospice care earlier in their disease trajectory. The second factor is the rate differential between the nationally determined increase in the Medicare Cap per admission and the actual reimbursement increase in our Florida consolidated programs, excluding Tallahassee, for the 2025 Cap Year. Specifically, the Medicare Cap per admission amount increased 2.9% while the Florida consolidated program reimbursement increase was 5.2%. VITAS estimates this rate differential will negatively impact the Florida consolidated program's Medicare Cap calculation by approximately $25 million for the 2025 government fiscal year, accounting for most, if not all, of the total revenue limitation discussed above. On June 20, 2025, the State of Florida announced that VITAS has received a Certificate of Need (CON) to begin operating in Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas is the most densely populated county in Florida and has a hospice utilization rate below the state average. There were approximately 8,600 Medicare admissions to existing hospice providers in Pinellas County in 2024. Entering Pinellas County represents a significant opportunity for VITAS in 2026 and beyond for both overall growth and Medicare Cap mitigation. Based on the new start locations in Florida, primarily Marion County and Pinellas County, combined with operational changes currently being made in the Florida programs, management expects not to have any significant level of Medicare Cap revenue limitation in our Florida consolidated program for the 2026 fiscal year. This expectation assumes that the rate differential discussed above does not recur for the 2026 Cap Year. In the event that the rate differential does recur, VITAS will respond with further mitigation strategies at the outset of the 2026 Cap Year. While less financially significant than the VITAS Medicare Cap situation, during the second quarter of 2025, Roto-Rooter began to experience unexpected weakness in its residential business' demand compared to internal projections. This weakness represents a break from the trends experienced in the first quarter of 2025. Preliminary results for commercial demand in the second quarter of 2025 continue to reflect improved trends but not enough to offset the lower residential demand. Management is in the process of analyzing second quarter performance and the impact of these developments on second quarter results and on full-year 2025 guidance. A full discussion of the analysis will be included with our second quarter 2025 release and related investor conference call. Chemed will host a conference call and webcast at 10 a.m., ET, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, to discuss the company's quarterly results and to provide an update on its business. Participants may access a live webcast of the conference call through the investor relations section of Chemed's website, Investor Relations Home | Chemed Corporation or the hosting website Participants may also register via teleconference at: Once registration is completed, participants will be provided with a dial-in number containing a personalized conference code to access the call. All participants are instructed to dial-in 15 minutes prior to the start time. A taped replay of the conference call will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call's conclusion. You may access the replay via webcast through the investor relations section of Chemed's website. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chemed Corporation ( operates two wholly owned subsidiaries: VITAS Healthcare and Roto-Rooter. VITAS is the nation's largest provider of end-of-life hospice care and Roto-Rooter is the nation's leading provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION Statements in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as 'anticipate,' 'intend,' 'plan,' 'goal,' 'seek,' 'believe,' 'project,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'strategy,' 'future,' 'likely,' 'may,' 'should,' 'will' and similar references to future periods and are based upon assumptions subject to certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of laws and regulations on Chemed's operations, including Medicare Cap and Medicare reimbursement rates, Chemed's estimates of the effect of Medicare Cap on VITAS' revenues and future prospects, Chemed's expectations regarding VITAS' patient mix, VITAS's future prospects in Pinellas County, FL and Chemed's expectations regarding demand for Roter-Rooter's services. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of Chemed's control. Chemed's actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements included in this press release, including as a result of the risks described above and those described in the Chemed's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and in its Quarterly Reports filed in 2025. Any forward-looking statement made by Chemed in this press release are based only on information currently available to Chemed and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Chemed undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
ITV News
23-06-2025
- Health
- ITV News
Concerns about treatment of staff at Belfast Trust raised two years before cardiac unit scandal
UTV can reveal that concerns about staff being treated poorly at the Belfast Trust were raised to management back in 2023 - two years before the recent cardiac surgery unit scandal. One of the issues that was raised at the time was an alleged culture of fear where staff felt that would be punished for speaking out. There were also reports of alleged bullying, controlling behaviour, as well as a data-driven environment that felt intrusive and without a clear purpose. DUP MLA Diane Dodds said: "I do not understand how any organisation thinks it could actually develop and do really important work that it is supposed to do in this particular atmosphere." The same expert who authored the 2023 briefing is now advising the Health Minister on culture and behaviour in the wake of the cardiac surgery unit scandal. In a statement, the Belfast Trust said it has been working to "create a more open, just, and learning culture" since 2021. It added: "This has included engaging with experts in psychological safety to help develop resources for managers and staff, and to improve culture and behaviours within teams. "There is still work to be done, and numerous cultural programmes of work are underway. "The Trust has begun a campaign to encourage and support staff to speak up, in response to the cardiac surgery review. "This includes a commitment to support staff across the Trust to speak up through various means. Staff have also been signposted to the Trust whistleblowing process, which has been developed considerably over the last few years." Meanwhile, the Department of Health said: "Peter McBride made a presentation in 2023 to the Belfast HSC Trust Board in relation to organisational culture. This reflected the responsibilities of the Trust Board for staff welfare. "The department has been providing oversight and support to the Trust through its Support and Intervention Framework (SIF). This has included the formal commissioning – with the Public Health Agency – of the independent review of the cardiac surgical unit. "The oversight of the Trust has been escalated to Level 5 – a step taken in only the most serious and exceptional cases. "Reviewing whistleblowing processes will be an important part of the Level 5 intervention. The Minister has publicly made clear that he wants assurance that any HSC employee with concerns about bullying or other unacceptable behaviours is properly listened to and supported." Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know.
