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The Flexible After Fifty report calls for greater flexible working support for people over age 50 to be more active in the workforce

A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »

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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »

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Fourteen bills become law on final day

A bill to set up a British version of the FBI was one of a number of bills to become law on Thursday. The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which had its clause to create the offence of incitement to religious hatred removed, will also crack down on drug gangs, people traffickers and fraudsters…. Read more »

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Millions gather for Pope’s funeral

St Peter’s Square in Rome was packed full of hundreds of thousands of mourners saying their final farewells to Pope John Paul II, this morning. The Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, Prince Charles and US president George Bush were among the hundreds of dignitaries who sat at the front of the square… Read more »