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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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Police have issued an apology to outspoken MP George Galloway after he was questioned at Heathrow Airport earlier this month. The independent MP for Glasgow Kelvin was allegedly stopped and unfairly questioned by an officer on his way to an anti-war rally in Belfast. Police reportedly detained Mr Galloway under the Terrorism Act 2000, demanding… Read more »
The Bichard inquiry into how child murderer Ian Huntley got a job as a school caretaker is set to end today. David Blunkett ordered the inquiry after details emerged about Huntley’s past – he had previously been accused of sex with underage girls as well as rape. Mere months after being appointed to Soham Village… Read more »
