Hours later, she got some good news: Gustavo had burns on 20 percent of his body and had suffered two heart attacks as his lungs failed to draw oxygen, but he was alive and being flown to the state capital, Porto Alegre, for treatment.

NPR: No Alarm, Only 1 Exit In Brazil Nightclub Fire

Mr Stewart said Sepa had failed in its responsibility as a government body to consult with the local community and listen to its views.

BBC: Loch Fitty in Fife to be drained and mined for coal

Dr Chisholm said that the independent pay review body - which recommends GP pay levels to the governmment - had "abjectly" failed to make any of the changes needed to attract new GPs into medicine.

BBC: GP fury over pay award

Dr Patel, 63, was said by the disciplinary panel to have failed to identify marks on the body of a five-year-old girl which suggested she had been violently attacked prior to her death.

BBC: Tomlinson pathologist 'irresponsible' in earlier cases

Earlier this year, Royal Mail admitted that it had failed to hit any of its 15 performance targets in the three months to June, while consumer body Postwatch said complaints over lost, late and damaged letters rose nearly threefold.

BBC: NEWS | Business | Royal Mail braced for change