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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A report published by the Home Office today has revealed that hundreds of thousands of immigrants may be working illegally in Britain. The figure was included in a consultation paper outlining proposals to clamp down on illegal working by asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants. Until now the Government have been reluctant to say how many immigrants… Read more »
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said his government would work to cultivate links with developing nations to counter diplomatic pressure from Western nations aiming at regime change. In an address during the official opening of Zimbabwe’s parliament, the president said the poverty-stricken country, toiling with unemployment at 70 per cent and inflation topping 300… Read more »
