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MDU offers free membership for doctors fleeing war in the Ukraine

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »

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Welsh conservation efforts set back by NRW red tape

BASC has described a decision by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws as a retrograde blow for conservation. From July 1, those who wish to control magpies, jays and jackdaws to protect species of conservation concern must now apply for a specific… Read more »

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Still waiting: Staff haven't seen the benefits of a recent law change, Unite warns
Waiters the victims of ‘total failure’ on tips law

By Peter Wozniak Waiting staff hoping to see an improvement in conditions a year after a change in the law are still the victims of a “total failure”, a union has claimed. Today marks one year since a law was introduced to prevent employers from failing to pass on tips money to waiters. According to… Read more »

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Clegg in Wales: ‘I can’t promise you nirvana’

By Peter Wozniak Nick Clegg has used his first visit as deputy prime minister to Wales to call for calm over the impending spending cuts. The Liberal Democrat leader told the Welsh Assembly to expect difficult times, but not look at the spending review as an ideologically-driven apocalypse. Of the spending review, Mr Clegg said… Read more »