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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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The United States has imposed sanctions against an Iranian and Chinese firm on suspicion of ballistic missile proliferation. The sanctions, retroactively in effect from May 9, entail an effective ban on all US trade with North China Industries (Norinco) and Iranian firm Shahid Hemmat Industrial group. US President George W. Bush’s administration has said the… Read more »
Amid increased fears of terror attacks, security services have stepped up surveillance around the Houses of Parliament. Concrete road blockers will be installed on roads around the Palace of Westminster during the nine-day nine-day Whitsun recess that begins on Friday. Lord Brabazon of Tara, chairman of the House of Lords administration, who announced the security… Read more »
