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Radio 4,29 Jan 2026,30 mins

Nearly 100 children harmed by Great Ormond Street surgeon

Six O'Clock News

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A review has found that 94 children were harmed as a result of botched operations and treatment carried out by a limb reconstruction surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Also: Sir Keir Starmer says he's secured "concrete outcomes" that will benefit the UK after holding talks with President Xi as part of his trip to China. And scientists say polar bears living in the Norwegian Arctic are getting fatter, despite warnings that the decline in sea ice has made it harder for them to hunt for food.

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