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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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The former Scottish MP and Conservative peer, Lord Monro of Langholm, has died at the age of 85. Hector Monro was MP for Dumfries for 33 years, before entering the House of Lords as a life peer in 1997. Born in October 1922 in Edinburgh, he was educated at Canford school and then King’s College… Read more »
People downloading violent and extreme pornographic material could be jailed for up to three years under new proposals announced by the Home Office today. Minister Vernon Coaker said he would bring forward new legislation to make it illegal for the first time to possess pornography showing scenes of extreme sexual violence. The news will be… Read more »