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Firefighters battling LA fires make some progress, but harsh winds threaten gains
By Juliana Kim , Ayana Archie This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. California firefighters have begun to see some progress against the wildfires that are raging for a fourth day. At the same time, those gains continue to be threatened as powerful, dry winds…
BBC goes inside hospital battling unprecedented winter pressures
“Can that chap sit, do we think?” asks Dr Raj Paw, a senior consultant in the emergency department at Warwick Hospital. He is speaking about a patient in his 90s who was brought in after collapsing at home, where he was found cold and confused. Now he is stable. Could that open up a bed?…