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It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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 »
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Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed said yesterday that Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi were “murdered.” Mr Al Fayed wants to see an official judicial inquiry launched into their deaths. He is seeking a judicial review of the refusal by Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC to hold an inquiry in Scotland. At the… Read more »
Competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate alleged price fixing between manufacturers and retailers in the cigarette trade. The OFT said there were reasonable grounds to assume there had been a breach of the Competition Act. The watchdog in August wrote to three manufacturers asking for data. Imperial Tobacco, Gallaher, and… Read more »
