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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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Lord Levy, the prime minister’s chief fundraiser and personal envoy to the Middle East, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. It is the second time the peer has been arrested by police investigating the cash-for-peerages row – last July, he was arrested in connection with the sale of honours. He… Read more »
Lone parents on benefits could be forced to look for work earlier under new government plans intended to cut child poverty. Work and pensions secretary John Hutton said it was “not good enough” that a third of these people moved straight on to incapacity benefit or other support when their children reached 16, and they… Read more »