内容摘要：Supt Davies added he "doesn't accept" allegations that female colleagues "were left outside the circle of trust" and were made to feel like "typing pool girls".

Supt Davies added he "doesn't accept" allegations that female colleagues "were left outside the circle of trust" and were made to feel like "typing pool girls".

"The success rate of people going on to work in the NHS or study for an NHS role is about 80% - but ours [in Shropshire] is even higher," she said.Ms Clarke added that the volunteer cohorts have been "really enthusiastic", with most volunteering more than the 50-hour minimum.

Feedback from participants and existing NHS staff has been "universally positive", she noted."It just gives people an insight into the wider aspects of the NHS."Ms Thompson is now in her first year of studying midwifery at the University of Staffordshire - all thanks to the vital experience she gained as a volunteer.

"I really love getting to support women through this time - you're at this precipice of life with them," she said."It's also about supporting people through the difficult times [...] and finding that compassion to sit beside someone in silence when they don't have the words."

ScotRail has introduced a temporary timetable in a bid to avert disruption to services amid a pay dispute with staff.

The rail operator will slash about 600 services from Wednesday in a bid to preserve “certainty and reliability” after four unions rejected a pay offer last week.The Shanghai Composite was down more than 8% at one point, Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped more than 13% and Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down by 7.8% - moves that one analyst described to the BBC as a "bloodbath".

in early trading, with banks and defence firms seeing the biggest drops. This follows global slumps last week after Trump announced new tariffs between 10% and 46% on most countries.This is a blow for Asia's manufacturing hubs that count the US as a key market for exports ranging from clothes to cars.

These include wealthy allies like Japan and South Korea, which face 26% tariffs, as well as developing countries like Vietnam that are bracing for a 46% levy - Trump called the fast-growing economy one of the "worst offenders".Also on that unenviable list are Cambodia (49%), Thailand (36%) and China, which will face 54% tariffs in total.