Inquest family anger at health trust

29 April 2014 Last updated at 14:50 John Moore-Robinson died hours after being discharged from hospital A second inquest into the death of a Stafford Hospital patient is adjourned so potential witnesses from the hospital can be located.

John Moore-Robinson, 20, was treated at the hospital on 1 April 2006, after a mountain biking accident.

He collapsed at his Leicestershire home after being discharged with an undiagnosed ruptured spleen.

Coroner Catherine Mason adjourned the Leicester Town Hall hearing until 2 July.

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The trust now needs to go back and do a lot of soul-searching. We are speechless, we are shocked, totally shocked”

End Quote His parents, Janet and Frank Robinson, wept as Ms Mason said she had to stop the new inquest, which opened on Monday, so attempts could be made to trace the hospital staff.

She said there were at least two more nurses and a doctor who had been on rota the day Mr Moore-Robinson was treated and may be required to give evidence.

Mr Moore-Robinson's parents have been campaigning for the fresh inquest for eight years.

Ms Mason told the hearing: "I am sorry I'm in this position, but if I'm to do the right thing I must not ignore what I now know.

"I must not and I will not ignore it. To do so will not satisfy a full and fearless inquest."

The coroner told David Lewis, representing Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Stafford Hospital: "I want proper and open disclosure of anyone who was involved in April 2006."

Trust apology

Mr Lewis apologised to Mr Moore-Robinson's family on behalf of the trust.

The inquest heard earlier that Mr Moore-Robinson had been riding with two friends when he was "catapulted" from the bike and the handlebars twisted, digging into him.

Post-mortem tests showed he died from internal bleeding and a ruptured spleen.

Commenting after the coroner's decision to adjourn the inquest, Frank Robinson said: "We are eight years in now and we are still being told there has not been full disclosure.

"The trust now needs to go back and do a lot of soul-searching. We are speechless, we are shocked, totally shocked."

The first inquest returned a narrative verdict but Mr Moore-Robinson's family argued for a fresh hearing after new evidence came to light.

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Paul Weller family win Mail damages

16 April 2014 Last updated at 12:36 Weller and his wife brought the privacy case on behalf of their children, saying their faces were "plastered" over Mail's website Rock star Paul Weller has won £10,000 for his children after their pictures were "plastered" on the Mail Online.

The High Court in London ordered Associated Newspapers to pay the damages after Weller complained.

Seven paparazzi photos were published in October 2012 under the headline "A family day out: Paul Weller takes wife Hannah and his twin sons out for a spot of shopping in the hot LA sun".

The couple said the shots were "plainly voyeuristic".

They sued Associated Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and Metro, for misuse of private information on behalf of their daughter Dylan, who was 16 when the pictures appeared online, and twin sons John-Paul and Bowie, who were 10 months old.

The one-time frontman of The Jam and the Style Council was not at London's High Court to hear the ruling by Mr Justice Dingemans.

A paparazzo had followed the family on a shopping trip in Santa Monica, California, and took photographs without their consent despite being asked to stop.

David Sherborne, lawyer for the Weller family, said Hannah Weller - the mother of the twins - had not been in the public eye before her marriage and had taken active steps to prevent their faces being seen in the media.

Weller found fame in The Jam, whose hits included Going Underground and Town Called Malice

Photos taken in the street, and not in circumstances such as premieres or for promotion, were a "blatant impediment to the natural social progress of children", he said.

In court, Associated Newspapers argued the images, in which the children's faces were not pixellated, were entirely innocuous and inoffensive and the Wellers had previously chosen to open up their private family life to public gaze to a significant degree.

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There was no relevant debate of public interest to which the publication of the photographs contributed”

End Quote Mr Justice Dingemans Following Wednesday's ruling, the organisation said it planned to appeal.

"The photographs showed nothing more than Paul Weller and three of his children out and about in public places," said a spokesman.

"There was no claim and no finding that we had followed, harassed or targeted Mr Weller or his children and no request had ever been made to pixellate the children's faces.

"Our publication of the images was entirely in line with the law in California where they were taken by a freelance photographer.

"The suggestion that children have an expectation of privacy in relation to publication by the media of images of their faces when one child (now nearly 18) has modelled for Teen Vogue, images of the babies' naked bottoms have been tweeted by their mother, and their father has discussed the children in promotional interviews is a worrying development in our law, as it has conferred unfettered image rights on all the children.

"This judgment has wide-ranging and serious consequences not only for local, national and international digital journalism but for anyone posting pictures of children on social networks. We intend to appeal."

The judge agreed the images could have been published legally in California, but said their appearance in the UK violated the right to privacy enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.

"There was no relevant debate of public interest to which the publication of the photographs contributed. The balance of the general interest of having a vigorous and flourishing newspaper industry does not outweigh the interests of the children in this case," he added.

Weller recently announced a new greatest hits collection, More Modern Classics, featuring songs from the last 15 years of his solo career, including From The Floorboards Up, That Dangerous Age and new single Brand New Toy.

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Paul Weller family win Mail damages

16 April 2014 Last updated at 12:36 Weller and his wife brought the privacy case on behalf of their children, saying their faces were "plastered" over Mail's website Rock star Paul Weller has won £10,000 for his children after their pictures were "plastered" on the Mail Online.

The High Court in London ordered Associated Newspapers to pay the damages after Weller complained.

Seven paparazzi photos were published in October 2012 under the headline "A family day out: Paul Weller takes wife Hannah and his twin sons out for a spot of shopping in the hot LA sun".

The couple said the shots were "plainly voyeuristic".

They sued Associated Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and Metro, for misuse of private information on behalf of their daughter Dylan, who was 16 when the pictures appeared online, and twin sons John-Paul and Bowie, who were 10 months old.

The one-time frontman of The Jam and the Style Council was not at London's High Court to hear the ruling by Mr Justice Dingemans.

A paparazzo had followed the family on a shopping trip in Santa Monica, California, and took photographs without their consent despite being asked to stop.

David Sherborne, lawyer for the Weller family, said Hannah Weller - the mother of the twins - had not been in the public eye before her marriage and had taken active steps to prevent their faces being seen in the media.

Weller found fame in The Jam, whose hits included Going Underground and Town Called Malice

Photos taken in the street, and not in circumstances such as premieres or for promotion, were a "blatant impediment to the natural social progress of children", he said.

In court, Associated Newspapers argued the images, in which the children's faces were not pixellated, were entirely innocuous and inoffensive and the Wellers had previously chosen to open up their private family life to public gaze to a significant degree.

Continue reading the main story

There was no relevant debate of public interest to which the publication of the photographs contributed”

End Quote Mr Justice Dingemans Following Wednesday's ruling, the organisation said it planned to appeal.

"The photographs showed nothing more than Paul Weller and three of his children out and about in public places," said a spokesman.

"There was no claim and no finding that we had followed, harassed or targeted Mr Weller or his children and no request had ever been made to pixellate the children's faces.

"Our publication of the images was entirely in line with the law in California where they were taken by a freelance photographer.

"The suggestion that children have an expectation of privacy in relation to publication by the media of images of their faces when one child (now nearly 18) has modelled for Teen Vogue, images of the babies' naked bottoms have been tweeted by their mother, and their father has discussed the children in promotional interviews is a worrying development in our law, as it has conferred unfettered image rights on all the children.

"This judgment has wide-ranging and serious consequences not only for local, national and international digital journalism but for anyone posting pictures of children on social networks. We intend to appeal."

The judge agreed the images could have been published legally in California, but said their appearance in the UK violated the right to privacy enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.

"There was no relevant debate of public interest to which the publication of the photographs contributed. The balance of the general interest of having a vigorous and flourishing newspaper industry does not outweigh the interests of the children in this case," he added.

Weller recently announced a new greatest hits collection, More Modern Classics, featuring songs from the last 15 years of his solo career, including From The Floorboards Up, That Dangerous Age and new single Brand New Toy.

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Suspect named in family murders

3 May 2011 Last updated at 19:44 Jifeng Ding and Alice Ding died from stab wounds, police have revealed A suspect in the investigation into the murders of a couple and their two daughters has been named by detectives.

Police said Anxiang Du, 52, was being sought in connection with the deaths of the family who were found stabbed in their home in Pioneer Close, Wootton, Northampton, on Sunday night.

The family was named locally as college lecturer Jifeng Ding, his wife Helen Chui, and daughters Alice and Xing.

Police said Mr Du, from Coventry, had left a suicide note.

Mr Du left a note to his family implying it was time to say goodbye.

He is understood to have been a business associate of Ms Chui dealing in herbal remedies.

The 52-year-old left his home in Coventry at 1030 BST on Friday to go to work in Birmingham but never returned.

He was last seen on 29 April in Birmingham City Centre, Pallisades Shopping Centre and was wearing a white baseball cap, brown waist-length coat, grey trousers, a blue woollen top and black leather shoes.

He was described by police as being of slim build with a bald patch.

Police said they were still looking for a murder weapon.

The bodies were found in a house in Pioneer Close, Northampton

Det Supt Glyn Timmins said: "The public should be cautious. The reason being is that, obviously having left a suicide note Mr Du had a particular state of mind.

"What I can say is that he's likely to be frightened, he's likely to be quite desperate and certainly when, and if, he sees this in the media he's certainly going to be very anxious and nervous.

"Therefore I think the prudent thing to do would be to assume that Mr Du should not be approached and that's a job for the police if and when he's sighted."

Earlier, police said they did not think the family were victims of a random attack.

They are believed to be investigating the background of the family - who are of Chinese descent - to try to establish a motive for the murder.

Police also want to trace a silver five-door Vauxhall Corsa, registration BG60 PMO, that was hired by one of the family members and was last seen on Friday.

'Shocked and saddened'

A tribute page set up on Facebook to Nancy, 18, who has the Chinese name of Xing, and Alice, 12, has been joined by more than 1,500 people.

On a separate page, comments have been made by students at Manchester Metropolitan University in praise of Xing and Alice's father Jifeng, who was known as Jeff.

Helen Chui is believed to have worked locally as a teacher.

Manchester Metropolitan University said it was "shocked and saddened by the news of the death of Dr Jeff Ding".

"As a senior lecturer, Jeff was a popular and dedicated member of staff who joined the university in 2004," a university spokesman said.

"Jeff will be very sadly missed by all his colleagues in the division of chemistry and environmental sciences, all our staff, students and his friends at Manchester Metropolitan University and by the wider academic and research communities."

Babatunde Adekoya, from the student union at the university said: "You wouldn't find anyone as delightful as him throughout the university. He was always ready to help students in their time of need."

Det Supt Glyn Timmins said police want to question 52-year-old Anxiang Du

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Take steps to keep your family in sync in the new year!

Keeping my family organized and on time is tough. I’ve tried different options for maintaining calendars, like white boards, paper calendars, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and more. Unfortunately, none of them worked. What we needed was a single calendar that each of us could view and update. When Windows Live Calendar came along, we had the solution.

We check—and change—our new family calendar on the Internet many times a day. As an added bonus, I can sync the Windows Live Calendar with the Microsoft Outlook calendar I use at work and keep events in my work life and home life from overlapping.

Windows Live gives me lots of options, which I provide details about below: I can publish our calendar online for anyone to see, or I can send calendar information in email messages so that the grandparents can keep up with what’s happening. If you are looking for tips on creating a family calendar using Windows Calendar with Windows Vista, read this article.

Windows Live Calendar is part of Windows Live, a set of Microsoft services and software products which includes Windows Live Hotmail. To use any of the Windows Live services and products, you’ll need a free Windows Live ID, which allows you to create one account with a single sign-in for all services. If you’re already using Hotmail, Messenger, or Xbox LIVE, you already have an account ID.

After you have created a free Windows Live ID for yourself, you can get to your calendar: Sign in to it directly, or, from the More menu on your Windows Live home page, choose Calendar. You can even access it from the left navigation pane of your Hotmail account, by selecting Calendar.

Windows Live Calendar is similar to desktop calendar applications: It features daily, weekly, monthly, and agenda view modes. Calendar events are stored online and can be viewed from any location. You can set up alerts as helpful electronic reminders for upcoming calendar events. Alerts are delivered via email, SMS text messaging, or Instant Messenger (IM). We usually set up our alerts to remind us 20 minutes before an event starts, which gives us enough notice to get to most events right on time, even if we’ve forgotten about them. This is a great feature that has saved family members from embarrassing "no shows" more than once in our busy lives.

Sign in to the Calendar website with your Windows Live ID.

On the toolbar, click the arrow next to New, and then click Calendar.

In the Name box, type a name for the new calendar.

Next to Color, select a color for the calendar.

In the Description box, type a short description of the calendar.

To share your calendar so that other people can view or edit it, click Edit Sharing. (I’ll talk about sharing calendars in following paragraphs.)

To receive a daily email with details of all the events scheduled for that day, select the check box.

Click Save. Your new calendar is added to the list of calendars in the left navigation pane.

Sign in to the Calendar website with your Windows Live ID.

In the upper-right corner of the window, click Options.

In Calendar options, under Set your reminder time, click Change how you get reminders.

On the Alerts page, specify where you want to get your alerts, and then click Save. You’ll need to set up Windows Live for mobile to get alerts on your mobile phone.

When I was setting up our calendar, I especially appreciated that I didn’t need to manually re-enter calendar information I’d already stored in another calendar. First, I exported my old calendar to a file (following the directions in that program), and then I imported the file into Windows Live Calendar. Voilà! I was ready to go.

In Windows Live Calendar, you have three choices for how you share your calendar. You can choose an option when you create a calendar, or you can select it at another time. Click the arrow next to the Share menu above the calendar, and then click the calendar name. Here are your choices:

Share your calendar with friends and family. This is the option I chose for our family calendar. I made sure that each computer user in the family got a Windows Live ID, and then I gave them full permission to view, edit, or delete calendar entries.

Send friends a view-only link to your calendar. When we last visited my parents across the country, I set up their computer so that they could see a view-only version of our calendar. They like knowing what we’re doing, even if they can’t be here.

Make your calendar public. I used this option during our extended family reunion last summer, just so relatives who wanted to connect with us would know where we were.

After I made sure my family members all had access to the calendar, I found out how simple it is to fill up the calendar with our appointments (referred to as creating events in Windows Live Calendar).

On the Calendar toolbar, click the arrow next to New, and then click Event. Or, in the calendar window, click where you want to add the event, and then click Add.

In the Add an event window, type the information about the event, including what the event is, the date of the event, the start and end times, and where the event is taking place.

Next to Calendar, select the calendar that you want to add the event to.

You can click Add more details or click Save to add the event to the calendar.

When you create an event, you can send email notifications to people to tell them about the event or to invite them to attend.

To invite people to an event in your calendar, in the Add an Event box, click Add more details.

Click Invite People.

On the To line, select recipients from your Contact list or type in the email addresses.

Add any additional information you want them to have, and then click Send.

The people you invite receive an event invitation in their email Inbox, and if they accept, the meeting is added to their calendar in Windows Live Calendar. We just used this feature to invite the local set of grandparents to our son’s piano recital. He was thrilled to spot them in the audience.

For someone like me, whose work schedule is as hectic as my family schedule, tools that help me combine the two are invaluable. I use an Outlook calendar at work and the shared family calendar in Windows Live Calendar. Now, there’s something called the Outlook Connector that allows me to keep the two schedules in one place. To set this up yourself, download and install the free Outlook Hotmail Connector on the computer you use with Outlook. Installation only takes a minute, and when it’s done, your Windows Live Calendar will automatically be added to Outlook. You’ll see it under My Calendars in the navigation pane on the left.

Now, whether I’m online or offline, all of my calendars are available in Outlook. And any changes I make to my Windows Live Calendar in Outlook is automatically synchronized with the web version in my Windows Live account, so the whole family can see the changes immediately.

Note: You can view and edit your Windows Live Calendar in Outlook; however, your Outlook calendar will not be available on Windows Live.

As I mentioned in the beginning, there are lots more options available for keeping calendars. If you use Windows Vista, for example, you’ll be able to do just about everything we’ve mentioned here using Windows Calendar. And if you’re using Outlook, you have many options for sharing your calendar. With all these helpful tools keeping your calendar up to date and sorted, you can actually relax and enjoy the many events filling your life!

Laurel Harmon is a communications specialist with over 20 years of experience in explaining technology and helping others communicate clearly in the global marketplace.

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Family tribute to murdered woman

1 January 2011 Last updated at 16:31 Detective Constable Emma Davies read statements by Jo Yeates' boyfriend and family

The family of murdered Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates said she was "a beautiful and talented person who was destined to fly high".

A statement was read at the side of the city's docks, which was a favourite place of the 25-year-old.

Miss Yeates was found strangled on Christmas Day, a few miles from her home in the city's Canynge Road.

Police have been granted more time to question her landlord, Chris Jefferies, 65, about her death.

A statement from her boyfriend, Greg Reardon, who reported her missing on 17 December, said: "Jo loved it here by Bristol harbourside and found great joy in the rowing club."

He said she was a beautiful woman in mind, body and soul.

"She had a great career ahead of her as a landscape architect and would have achieved a great many more things in her life if she was only given the chance. I will always love her."

Jo Yeates: Family statement in full

The family statement, read by Det Con Emma Davies, added: "Jo was taken from us, the method has only intensified our grief.

"She was a beautiful and talented young lady, who was destined to fly high. Her life was stolen from her and she was stolen from us."

Joanna Yeates's body was found on Christmas Day

Miss Yeates, originally from Hampshire, was found in Longwood Lane, in Failand, near Bristol, by a couple walking their dogs.

Post-mortem tests revealed she had been strangled.

Mr Jefferies is currently being questioned at a police station within the Avon and Somerset force area after being arrested on suspicion of murder last Thursday.

He lives in the flat above the Victorian basement property he rented to Miss Yeates and her boyfriend.

Forensic science teams have been continuing to remove items for examination from the properties.

Longwood Lane, where Miss Yeates's body was found, reopened on Saturday afternoon.

Crimestoppers has offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Miss Yeates's killer.

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