The head of the firm behind a food product which officials have “strongly linked” to the death of one baby and the illness of 14 others says it is “saddened” by what has happened.
Karen Hamling, managing director of ITH Pharma, said it was co-operating fully with the probe into the death of a baby at St Thomas’ Hospital in London and doing everything it could to help investigators establish what happened.
The baby died on June 1 from blood poisoning after being infected by a suspected contaminated drip, a spokeswoman for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust said.
D-Day veterans gather, 70 years on
Hundreds of British D-Day veterans are in Normandy today for a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the greatest military invasion in history.
A huge security operation has swung into operation as 17 heads of state, including the Queen, prepare to arrive in northern France tomorrow.
More than 650 ex-servicemen are said to have travelled to commemorate the invasion which changed history.
Manhunt for gunman
Police in Canada are focusing on two streets in a massive manhunt for a gunman who shot dead three officers and wounded two others.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police named the suspect as Justin Bourque, 24, of Moncton, New Brunswick, and said he was armed and dangerous.
The force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns.
Queen has 'big impact'
The Queen’s visit to France is likely to have a “big, big impact” on the nation when she arrives in Paris today, Britain’s Ambassador to the country has said.
Sir Peter Ricketts said there was a real “warmth and affection” for Britain’s monarch in the European state, and she in turn likes being in the country and can speak the language.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will embark on a three-day state visit when they arrive in Paris and also attend events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Newark voters to choose new MP
Voters in Newark will choose an MP to replace disgraced ex-Tory Patrick Mercer as Ukip seeks to translate surging support into a coveted Commons seat.
Opinion polls suggest the Conservatives are on course to hold off the eurosceptic challenge, but only with a massively-reduced majority.
Mr Mercer, who quit over what a sleaze watchdog said was the worst breach of transparency rules it had dealt with, won by 16,152 votes from Labour in 2010.
Cameron warns Putin over Ukraine
David Cameron will deliver a direct warning to Vladimir Putin today to end Russia’s “unacceptable interference” in Ukraine or face growing international isolation.
The Prime Minister will hold face-to-face talks with the Russian leader in Paris ahead of tomorrow’s 70th D-Day anniversary commemorations amid deepening anger over Moscow’s treatment of its neighbour.
At a hastily-arranged summit of the G7 summit in Brussels, the leaders of the G7 group of industrialised nations warned last night that they stood ready to impose damaging economic sanctions on Russia on top of the asset freezes and travel bans already in place.
PM steps into school extremists row
David Cameron is seeking answers from two of his most senior ministers about a dispute over the handling of Islamist extremism in schools.
The Prime Minister is “keen to establish the facts” of the spat between Theresa May and Michael Gove, a Downing Street source said.
The Home Secretary suggested Mr Gove’s department failed to deal with warnings of a plot by hardline Islamists to seize control of Birmingham schools.
Police to continue Maddie search
British police will spend a fourth day carrying out investigations on an area of scrubland close to where Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal seven years ago.
Officers, accompanied by their Portuguese counterparts, were expected to probe the area in Praia da Luz on the Algarve until Friday but have applied to spend an extra seven days there.
Yesterday, forensics officers were seen in an area which was previously hidden by undergrowth, while ground-penetrating radar equipment was used in another.
NHS staff 'feel taken for granted'
Health staff put in £1.5 billion of unpaid overtime every year so deserve a decent pay rise, the Government will be told today during protests by NHS workers.
Nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, paramedics, hospital cleaners and other NHS staff will take part in demonstrations against a controversial decision by the coalition Government not to accept a recommended 1% across the board wage rise for workers in England.
Workers will hold up two giant £1.5 billion cheques made out to the government during protests outside the London headquarters of the Health Department and at the annual meeting in Liverpool of the NHS Confederation.
Bieber in new racist apology
Shamed pop star Justin Bieber has apologised for a second time for using racist language after claims he used the N-word in a video and joked about joining the Ku Klux Klan.
The Canadian heart-throb told The Sun he needed to “take responsibility” for his mistakes and “not let them linger”.
He later posted on Instagram a photograph of passages from the Bible, apparently asking for forgiveness.
