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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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Syria has replied to Tony Blair’s call to abandon weapons of mass destruction by saying it would comply if and only if Israel followed suit with its “nuclear” weapons. The prime minister’s official spokesman said there was an “on-going dialogue” with president Bashar Assad and Downing 10 aimed at persuading the country to comply with… Read more »
The Cabinet Office today will publish new contingency plans on how it intends to deal with the advent of a major catastrophe. Douglas Alexander is to publish the Civil Contingencies Bill – mooted in the Queen’s Speech – which details how government agencies would act during civilian disasters such as a chemical or biological terrorist… Read more »
