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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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One of Tony Blair’s former defence and foreign ministers has called on the government to admit they may have been wrong over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Doug Henderson suggested that, following Condoleezza Rice’s admission that the world may never know exactly what weapons Iraq possessed, the government should take the opportunity to tell the… Read more »
The West is on the brink of an asbestos disease epidemic, according to doctors writing in the British Medical Journal. According to forecasts, 100,000 people will die from mesothelioma, a malignant cancer, in the next 25 years. “The peak of the epidemic is expected in 2015 to 2020 when the death rate is likely to… Read more »