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MDU appoints new head of Scottish affairs to champion member interests

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Mr Jerard Ross as head of Scottish affairs to champion the interests of the MDU’s growing number of members in Scotland. Over the last four years Scottish membership has grown almost 30%, according to the MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation. Jerard, who has worked at the… Read more »

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Winners announced for BASC Ladies’ 2021 Star of Shooting Awards

The three winners of the 2021 BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting Awards have been announced. For the second year, the awards were split into three categories: Target Shooting, Game and Gamekeeping, and Field to Fork. More than 100 nominations were received. Laura Boswell, from Northamptonshire, took the Target Shooting category, Zoe Roper-Smith, from Norfolk, the… Read more »

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MPs are concerned parliamentary privilege could be use to protect those on trial for their expenses.
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Three Labour MPs and one Tory peer have had the whip suspended as they face trial allegedly fiddling their expenses. Elliot Morley, David Chaytor, Jim Devine and Lord Hanningfield all face charges under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968. Anyone convicted faces a maximum sentence of seven years’ in prison. Parliamentarians are concerned that… Read more »