Against that backdrop the NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, has said for a long time that the NHS will need to make big efficiency savings "in order to stand still" over the coming years.

BBC: Hospital care complaints rise in East Kent

Shrien Dewani, 31, from Bristol, is appealing against an order for his extradition to stand trial over the killing of 28-year-old Anni Dewani.

BBC: Shrien Dewani extradition decision due in new year

Shrien Dewani, 31, is appealing against an order for his extradition to stand trial over the death of his wife Anni in Cape Town.

BBC: Shrien Dewani to be held in 'best prisons in SA'

In order to secure his reelection, he was forced to agree to stand down from his command over the Pakistani military.

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