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• Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.
• Child heart op ban 'should stay' Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
• Fixed retirement age to be axed People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.