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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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The MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Edinburgh last night and were watched by a worldwide audience of up to a billion people. The celebrity-flooded ceremony took place at the Ocean Terminal Arena in Leith and featured performances by Missy Elliot, the Darkness, Beyonce Knowles, Kylie and Black Eyed Peas among others. The night’s… Read more »
A vaccine against the deadly atypical pneumonia SARS may take at least two years to come on stream, the UN health organisation has confirmed. Lee Jong Wok, director general of the World Health Organisation, expressed concern that there could a resurgence of the disease which swept across the world last winter, killing 800 people and… Read more »