内容摘要：The health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), raised concerns about the safety of wards and staffing

The health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), raised concerns about the safety of wards and staffing

“I believe this is a moment when Lukashenko started to send signals to the Western world that he will be ready, in the future, to negotiate on releases,” Maria’s sister Tatsiana Khomich argues.For her, the need is urgent.

The conditions in which Maria is being held are “killing her slowly”, her sister warns. “I think any means [possible] should be used to help her. To save her. Because her situation is critical.”A classical flautist, Maria Kolesnikova helped lead the peaceful street protests in 2020, becoming hugely popular for her seemingly boundless energy and optimism. She was later sentenced to 11 years for "conspiring to seize power".In prison she had emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer and is since reported to have lost at least 20kg (three stone), and is now said to weigh only 45kg. She’s being denied extra parcels or cash for the special diet she needs.

“Maria is starving in the colony. I believe she already passed a critical weight loss that endangers her life,” her sister worries.Tatsiana only gets snippets of information via other prisoners when they’re released, because since March 2023 Maria has been kept in punishment cells.

She is held in isolation, with no calls, letters or visits. For months at a time, she can be denied even a half-hour daily walk around a tiny, covered prison yard.

“We saw that the international community didn’t react in time in the case of Alexei Navalny,” says Tatsiana, remembering the Russian opposition activist who died suddenly in prison as talks over a possible deal to free him were under way.Mr Savage declined to comment.

All items linked with the landing and taking off of aircraft on the site, such as wind socks, must also be removed by Lake District Gyroplanes within the next three months, according to the Planning Inspectorate.The site is one of two that Mr Savage uses for plane take-off and landing in the Lake District, the LDNPA said.

In 2021, the authority refused to allow the site be used for gyroplane take-off and landing.But Mr Savage appealed against this, arguing he had used the site in this way for over 10 years.