The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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 »
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The director of news at the Ministry of Defence, Pam Teare, has defended the department’s treatment of the late Iraq arms expert Dr David Kelly. Appearing before the Hutton Inquiry into events leading up to Dr Kelly’s apparent suicide, Ms Teare was submitted to tough questioning by the Kelly family’s barrister Jeremy Gompertz QC. Mr… Read more »
A US military convoy has come under heavy fire to the west of Baghdad. A least one vehicle was badly damaged in the ambush and three American soldiers have reportedly been killed. The attack happened at the town of Khaldiyah when an explosive device on a road in the town blew up a truck transporting… Read more »
