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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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An experiment to provide a ‘bobby on the beat’ in a Yorkshire village has failed after it was found to increase people’s fear of crime. The three-year project, by which the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) paid £25,000 a year for an additional 24 hours of police time a week for New Earswick, near York,… Read more »
A suicide bombing at a police station in Baghdad has left seven people dead and many injured. The car bomb was believed to be in a white Oldsmobile which drove through the gate at the Sadr City police compound. Sadr City is a poor, Shia Muslim area of north-east Baghdad. Police Major Majid Abdel-Hameed said… Read more »