Braverman questions UN refugee rules | Thousands of hospital letters lost

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Caroline McClatchey

26 September 2023

Good morning. We're looking ahead to a speech the home secretary is due to give later in the US about the international rules for refugees. We talk to the Ukrainian soldiers who must remain on the front line until the war ends, and the man in charge of Spotify gives us a rare interview where he talks about AI, regulation and Harry and Meghan.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives to meet British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pierce at the British ambassador's residence in Washington DC

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Braverman questions long-standing UN refugee rules

The home secretary is due to give a speech in Washington DC later where she will suggest that international refugee rules are no longer "fit" for the modern age. Suella Braverman will question whether the UN’s 1951 Refugee Convention - forged in the wake of World War Two - should be reformed. The convention is a key legal document that provides an internationally-recognised definition of what a refugee is. In her speech, the home secretary will describe it as an "incredible achievement of its age", but she will also argue that shifts in interpretation have lowered the bar for claiming asylum. Labour accused Ms Braverman of "grandstanding abroad" having failed to fix the asylum system at home.

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Support staff on strike

Thousands of pupils across Scotland are to spend the next three days away from the classroom as cleaners and lunchtime staff strike as part of a pay dispute. The industrial action will affect schools in 24 council areas. Get more info.

Thousands of hospital letters lost in computer error

A hospital trust failed to send out 24,000 letters from senior doctors to patients and their GPs after they became lost in a new computer system, the BBC has learned. Newcastle Hospitals has told staff the problem is significant, while the healthcare regulator wants assurances no-one has had treatment delayed as a result. A source at the trust told the BBC that consultants had raised issues about the electronic patient record system for years but had not been listened to. The trust says it "sincerely apologises" for any anxiety caused.

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Rise in sick days for UK workers

The average number of sick days taken by workers in a year has jumped since the pandemic - with stress, Covid and the cost-of-living crisis driving the upward trend, according to a report by the Chartered Institute for Professional Development. Read more.

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No end in sight for Jimmy and co

Ukraine’s conscripts and volunteer fighters are obliged to serve until the war itself finishes.

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Spotify CEO sets out its AI dos and don’ts

Artificial intelligence (AI) won’t be banned from music streaming platform Spotify, but there are limits, says its boss Daniel Ek. In a rare interview, with the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman, Mr Ek set out some boundaries for the use of the controversial technology. He also discussed Spotify's huge podcast investment, which has included a show by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that has not been recommissioned.

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What the papers say

Fresh Brand allegations and call for asylum reform

Many of Tuesday's front pages carry the news that the Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is investigating fresh allegations of sexual offences following media reports about comedian Russell Brand. The Sun says the force has received "a number of non-recent allegations". It follows a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4's Dispatches, in which four women accused Brand of sexual assaults and rape. Brand has strongly denied any wrongdoing. The Daily Mirror says the latest allegations come from "across the UK" and no arrests have been made. The Times and FT lead with HS2 and speculation over the next stage of the rail link project. The Daily Express, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph focus on an upcoming speech by the home secretary on international refugee rules. Get more on the top stories.

Before you go

How did she survive? And does she remember me? One cat owner could well be asking those questions after her pet was returned to her 11 years after it went missing. Daisy the cat had failed to come home in 2012, shortly after moving from Dorset to Wales. Have a read of the long tale.

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