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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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Britain’s new European Commissioner Peter Mandelson has called for a line to be drawn under the long running spat between himself and supporters of Gordon Brown. Allies of the Chancellor still felt disgruntled that he had vested his support in Tony Blair to lead the Labour Party, Mr Mandelson told BBC One’s Breakfast with Frost…. Read more »
The Government is considering tough new anti-terrorism laws amid fears of an al Qaeda attack on Britain, Home Secretary David Blunkett has today announced. Mr Blunkett revealed that officials are looking at a range of tough new measures, which include plans for juryless anti-terror courts and allowing the use of evidence from phone taps in… Read more »
