It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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UK airline BMI British Midland is to axe 1,500 jobs out of its 4,500 workforce by 2005, in a major cost-cutting exercise labelled blue sky, designed to save 100 million pounds per year. BMI, which owns a fleet of 41 aircraft, has pledged the cuts will not necessitate redundancies, stressing jobs would go through ‘natural… Read more »
Reports are coming in that a device, thought to contain explosives, has been found onboard a passenger aircraft at an airport in Italy. According to Ancona police the device, reportedly disguised as a cigarette pack, was found hidden in a life jacket under a seat on an Alitalia plane, which had flown into Ancona from… Read more »
