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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Afghanistan is hosting a two day forum on its illegal drug industry which last year reportedly accounted for 90 percent of heroin consumed in Europe. UN officials warned the drugs trade could be funding international terrorism as well as undermining the Afghan state. Nearly 7 percent of the population is now said to work in… Read more »
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said Britain and the US dramatised intelligence information to boost the argument for the Iraq war. He told the BBC’s Breakfast with Frost programme that those who drafted the UK’s Iraqi arms dossier acted like salesmen trying to “exaggerate the importance” of their wares. But he did… Read more »
