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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 »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Ian Huntley is unlikely to deny that Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman died soon after entering his house, a jury at the Old Bailey heard today. Richard Latham QC, prosecuting, told the court: “We understand from those representing Huntley it is unlikely to be disputed by Huntley that the girls went into his home shortly… Read more »
A man who caused massive disruption to traffic in central London after spending six days up a crane dressed as Spiderman has ended his protest. David Chick, 36, climbed down the 100 ft crane at Tower Bridge at 16:00 GMT today and was arrested at the bottom and taken away in a police van, to… Read more »
