There has been little to motivate teachers to drive up standards across the whole profession.”. Health Secretary Alan Milburn told MPs today that management failure was responsible for the storing of bodies on a chapel floor at Bedford Hospital. Health Secretary Alan Milburn told MPs today that management failure was responsible for the storing of bodies on a chapel floor at Bedford Hospital.
In a damning emergency statement on the incident, Mr Milburn condemned it as “totally and utterly unacceptable”.Mr Milburn disclosed that he had been advised that an additional purpose-built mortuary facility was “at no stage full” while bodies were stored in the chapel.”There were no policies or procedures in place in the hospital to ensure that the bodies of deceased patients were treated with respect and dignity at all times,” he said.”The events in Bedford last week should never have happened They need never have happened. I am deeply sorry they did.”Mr Milburn said that the chapel had been used to store bodies before the issuing of last year’s guidance, and insisted that it was “wrong” to see the problem at Bedford as a reflection of a wider problem in the NHS.. Last week they were about to split up. This week they have been shortlisted to win the prize for the best group in Britain.

All Saints certainly know how to add an exciting touch to their story

Last week they were about to split up. This week they have been shortlisted to win the prize for the best group in Britain. All Saints certainly know how to add an exciting touch to their story.
The nominations for the Brit Awards, pop music’s most high-profile prizes, were released last night. And they see the all-female band vying for the top award of Best British Group. Last week the group’s four members were said to be about to go their different ways after musical and personal differences.They have still not released a statement confirming they are splitting. But if they do bow out it will be on an artistic high, with the Brit Awards judges recognising the critical acclaim given to their last album.All Saints will compete with Coldplay, Moloko, Radiohead and new band Toploader for the award.

Toploader and Coldplay are also nominated for best British newcomer alongside with more than 20 other debutants including the Mercury Prize winner Badly Drawn Boy and one of the year’s biggest-selling artists, Craig David.Robbie Williams makes his now traditional entry on the nominations list. He is listed for best album for Sing When You’re Winning, as well as being on the shortlist for best British male solo artists. In that category he is up against Badly Drawn Boy, Craig David, David Gray and Fatboy Slim. One of the most intriguing battles will be for the Best International Female Solo Artist. Youth takes on middle age here, with the teen sensation Britney Spears pitted against 42-year-old Madonna. Kylie Minogue, Jill Scott and Pink are the others.The emotional high point of next month’s awards in London is likely to be a special award to U2 for Outstanding Contribution to Music The group will perform at the ceremony. But dominating this year’s nominations is R&B star Craig David, who has made the shortlist in four categories, including Best British Male Solo Artist, Best British Dance Act and Best British Newcomer.The Southampton teenager, who released his debut single, “Fill Me In”, only nine months ago, is no stranger to awards, picking up three gongs at the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards last October.Eminem is nominated in the Best International Male Solo Artist, as are the Irish heart-throb Ronan Keating and the Latin star Ricky Martin..