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Education boost by BASC sees £90k committed over five years

BASC has committed almost £90,000 over the past five years through its two scholarship schemes which provide financial support to students in further and higher education. This year, four young people are studying land-based courses thanks to BASC scholarships in colleges and universities spanning from Hampshire to Yorkshire. The recipients of the BASC Legacy Funded… Read more »

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MDU welcomes wide-ranging report by Lord Darzi on how to fix NHS

Responding to the independent report by Lord Darzi into the NHS, Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU director of professional services, said: “We welcome the government’s recognition that healthcare professionals are working in a broken system. Lord Darzi’s report has shone a spotlight on the scale of the challenge the NHS faces. Every day doctors go to work to… Read more »

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Fat cat pay 'up by 288 per cent'
Fat cat pay ‘up by 288 per cent’

Fat cats just keep getting fatter, according to the latest research from Incomes Data Service, which claims that increases in executive pay over the last decade have been six times greater than those of average workers. Average earnings in the UK have risen by 45% in the last ten years, while the top directors’ incomes… Read more »

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Two further arrests in 'hotel rape' case
Two further arrests in ‘hotel rape’ case

Scotland Yard has announced that two men were arrested on Friday in conjunction with the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a London hotel. The alleged incident took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London’s Knightsbridge on September 27th and involved a group of Premiership footballers. A 22-year-old and a 19-year-old were… Read more »