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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Ex-Southend and Oldham footballer splits loyalties ahead of match
A footballer who has played for both teams competing in the National League play-off final has said he cannot pick which side to Clarke, 43, turned out for Southend United between 2006 and 2009 and was at Oldham Athletic between two clubs are due to kick-off later for a prized place back in the English Football League (EFL)."I can't split it - I had three fantastic years at Southend - I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Oldham as well." As many as 54,000 people are expected to watch the match at Wembley Stadium, which would be a record for a National League play-off Rovers' victory over Grimsby Town in 2015 was watched by 47,029."I think both [Southend and Oldham] should be in the EFL; they are probably the best two supported clubs in the National League," said Clarke."I hope in 12 months' time both clubs are back in the football league and are moving forward and on an upward trajectory."Clarke, a defender, started his senior career at Everton in 1999, and also went on to play for Blackpool, Huddersfield and Tranmere most recently played for Warrington Town in National League North, but is out of contract and hunting for another said: "I'm about a dozen games away from making 1,000 competitive appearances." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Reuters
29-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
UK's Hiscox names former Man Group CEO Peter Clarke as new chairman
May 29 (Reuters) - British insurer Hiscox (HSX.L), opens new tab has appointed Peter Clarke, former CEO of hedge fund Man Group (EMG.L), opens new tab, as chair designate on Thursday. Clarke will succeed Colin Keogh starting July 1.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital left woman in cubicle without food
A hospital has promised to improve its A&E after a family told the BBC their 77-year-old mother was left in a "dirty" cubicle for 22 hours. Jill Clarke was admitted to Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham with a chest infection on 19 April, and her family claim she was left alone all night without any food or drink. Her son Peter said that when his mother was finally seen, she was given a meal he would not feed "to a pig" and was later left bruised by a ward nurse. A spokesperson for the hospital apologised and said it was experiencing high levels of demand. Ms Clarke, from Shirley, requires full time care and lives with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which causes breathing was discharged from Heartlands on 23 April, and is recovering from the infection. But her family have been left furious by her treatment during the four-day stay, and believe the current state of the hospital is unacceptable. Mr Clarke claimed his mother had been put on a trolley with dried blood on, and then left in a "filthy" A&E cubicle with used syringes on a nearby 45-year-old shared pictures of a meagre-looking meal his mother was apparently given, despite not having been offered anything to eat or drink for a long time. "I wouldn't have fed that meal to a pig," he said. "It was disgusting and they were giving that to a 77-year-old lady who hadn't eaten in 24 hours." Mr Clarke further claimed his mother was hurt by a nurse who had been unable to put her cannula in happened after Ms Clarke was taken from the cubicle and put onto a ward, with a photo appearing to show her with a bruised arm. The hospital did not comment on this claim specifically. The family have made a formal complaint. Mr Clarke explained his relatives had a proud history of working in the NHS. For many years, he was employed as a switchboard operator and a porter at West Middlesex University Hospital in London. The family, who now live in the West Midlands, have had to take Ms Clarke to Heartlands three times in the past five months. While Mr Clarke said April's visit was the worst, he believed the service was consistently poor. "It's every single day," he said. "It needs a complete shut down and a thorough deep clean."If [my] old boss had walked into A&E at Heartlands and did a quality control check, he would have shut the A&E down." Heartlands Hospital is run by University Hospitals Birmingham. The trust has found itself under scrutiny since being heavily criticised in a March 2023 report over cases of bullying and a toxic environment. In February last year, inspectors said urgent and emergency care at Heartlands had improved from inadequate to requires improvement. A further Care Quality Commission probe in November found concerns about surgery and medical services at the hospital were "unfounded". A Heartlands Hospital statement said all concerns were taken seriously and were being looked into appropriately."We are sorry to hear about Mrs Clarke's experience and we're grateful to her son Mr Clarke, for raising their concerns about her care," a spokesperson said. "Our emergency department is experiencing high levels of demand which can make maintaining the environment challenging at very busy times. "We have now instigated an intensive programme to improve the environment for all our patients." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
RTÉ News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Westmeath beat Down to get off the mark in the Joe McDonagh Cup
Despite shooting 16 wides to the losers' eight, Westmeath's senior hurlers notched their first points in this year's Joe McDonagh Cup with a hard-earned but fully deserved win against Down in front of a small crowd at sun-drenched TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar, leaving Ronan Sheahan's troops firmly rooted at the bottom of the table and struggling to avoid dropping into the Christy Ring Cup. The sides were tied at 0-02 each – the best of the four scores coming from a wind-assisted Paul Sheehan sideline cut – when a foul on Peter Clarke by Tom Murray in the seventh minute resulted in the Down defender being black-carded. David Williams expertly converted the resultant penalty. Williams and Sheehan were on song from placed balls as the half continued, with the home team slightly on top and never headed since the fourth minute. The teams were on level terms (1-06 to 0-09) with 25 minutes on the clock, but Seoirse Bulfin's charges finished the half much the stronger by scoring five unanswered points from play via Eamon Cunneen, Williams, Clarke, David O'Reilly and Mark Cunningham (his third of the half, moments after Stephen Keith had saved superbly from a Darragh McCormack rasper). Westmeath led by 1-11 to 0-09 at the break. While the Lake County men always looked slightly the better side, they struggled to put away their opponents despite the Ulster side having shipped two huge defeats in their opening brace of ties. Sheahan's accuracy kept the Mourne County outfit well in touch and they trailed by just a goal (1-14 to 0-14) with a quarter of an hour played in the second moiety. The winners doubled their lead to six points by the hour mark, with Cunneen, O'Reilly, Cunningham and Niall O'Brien - who finished with 13 points from open play between them - always capable of taking handy scores when the chances arose, while high-profile sub Killian Doyle also bolstered their attack when introduced in the 43rd minute. Down never really threatened to get the goal which would have reignited their challenge. The gap was seven points (1-23 to 0-19) when Williams was red-carded in the 69th minute on the advice of the linesman. A minimum of five minutes' added-time was announced, but Westmeath never looked in danger of being overturned. Indeed, they pounced for a decisive second goal in the third of these, with three subs involved, as Kevin Regan and Niall Mitchell combined for Joey Boyle to rifle the sliotar to the net from close range to secure an invaluable first victory for a team which had been one of the pre-competition favourites. Westmeath: Ciaran O'Brien; Conor Gaffney, Tommy Doyle, Gary Greville; Eoin Keyes, Robbie Greville, David Hickey (0-01); Davy Glennon, Eamon Cunneen (0-04); David O'Reilly (0-03), Darragh McCormack, Mark Cunningham (0-03); Peter Clarke (0-01), Niall O'Brien (0-03), David Williams (1-06, 1-00 pen, 0-06 frees). Subs: Killian Doyle (0-02, 0-01 free) for Clarke (43), Kevin Regan for Glennon (54), Niall Mitchell (0-01) for McCormack (61), Joey Boyle (1-00) for Cunningham (69), Adam Ennis for Hickey (70+3). Down: Stephen Keith; Matt Conlan, John McManus, Tom Murray (0-02); Niall McFarland, Ruairí McCrickard, Liam Savage; Donal Hughes, Phelim Savage; Paul Sheehan (0-11, 0-08 frees, 0-01 lineball, 0-01 '65'), Ben Teggart, Eoghan Sands (0-02); Finn Turpin (0-01), Daithí Sands, Pearse Óg McCrickard (0-02). Subs: Tim Prenter (0-02) for P Óg McCrickard (45), Michael Dorrian for P Savage (53), Shea Pucci for L Savage (61), Marc Fisher for Teggart (69).
Telegraph
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Scrap automatic early release for prisoners, urges think tank
Automatic early release of prisoners should be scrapped, a think tank has proposed. Policy Exchange said the Government should end the automatic release of prisoners 40 per cent of the way through their sentences because it made 'a mockery of the law-abiding majority and victims of crime.' In a report backed by Peter Clarke, the former chief inspector of prisons, the think tank said early release should instead be an incentive earned by prisoners only where they had 'complied in full' during their time in jail. Prisoners should participate 'in the steps necessary to reduce the likelihood of them re-offending on release – such as compliance with drug addiction treatment, education and training programmes and opportunities for work and employment' to be freed early, Policy Exchange wrote. It added: 'To have the option for 'earned early release' prisoners must also be able to demonstrate that they are no longer at risk of reoffending on release.' The report, which argues that the UK should send more criminals to prison, comes ahead of the expected publication this month of the independent sentencing review. Commissioned by Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, and headed by her Tory predecessor David Gauke, the review is expected to point to reforms in Texas. The US 'Lone Star' state introduced a form of earned release where prisoners who behave and participate in education, training and work can earn points which enable them to deduct months and years from their sentences. Call to jail more offenders Policy Exchange's report calls for a tougher penal policy with a commensurate rise in the number of prison places. The think tanks wants an increase of 43,000 to more than 130,000, with a further 10,000 to prevent overcrowding – at least three times the number proposed by the Government. Policy Exchange cites data that shows 'hyper-prolific offenders' – those who have more than 45 convictions – are sent to prison on fewer than half (46.2 per cent) of all occasions despite their criminal background. To build the necessary prisons, it recommends the Government should be able to bypass local planning processes and should invest £6.5 billion in a prison-building programme over the next decade, with an additional annual investment of £1.7 billion per year. Mr Clarke, a former head of the UK's counter-terrorism command, said: 'The reality is that there is no realistic alternative to increasing the capacity of our prisons. 'Not to do so would amount to an acceptance that the protection of the public is no longer the highest priority – an obviously untenable position for any Government.' 'Policy Exchange has for many years been arguing that prisoners need to be given the chance to improve their lives should they choose to do so. 'This important report argues that in the absence of effective policy alternatives that will genuinely protect the public, it is essential that more prison spaces are made available as a matter of urgency.'
