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Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »
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Royal Mail has announced a £3 million pre-tax profit for the six months to September. The announcement marks Royal Mail’s first time in the black in five years. The firm made a loss of £542 million in the same period last year. However, the profit, credited to a 1p rise in the price of stamps,… Read more »
The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged that despite the killing of 18 Italians in Iraq yesterday his country will not withdraw its troops. On Wednesday 12 Italian carabinieri, four Italian soldiers, two Italian civilians and five Iraq children were killed when a tanker truck packed with explosives smashed into an Italian paramilitary installation… Read more »
