Wednesday 30 January 2008

UK paying for 'migrant baby boom'

The NHS is spending £350m a year to provide maternity services for foreign-born mothers, £200m more than a decade ago, the BBC has found.Immigration has raised the birth rate so fast that some units have closed, so that midwives could be moved to areas of urgent need.

Link to BBC NEWS | Health | UK paying for 'migrant baby boom'

China Weather Crisis

Crowds wait in the rain outside Guangzhou rail station

The heaviest snow in decades is continuing to cause transport chaos throughout China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. BBC News website readers have described their experiences of travelling across southern China.

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LINK Weather Chaos

Link to BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Travellers describe China chaos