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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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One in five lung cancer operations could be unnecessary, according to health experts. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) claims that many patients are forced to have difficult surgical procedures because of a lack of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners in the UK. Other European countries such as France and Germany have 80 of… Read more »
Two British soldiers have been found guilty of abusing Iraqi prisoners. A court martial in Germany found Corporal Daniel Kenyon, 33, and Lance Corporal Mark Cooley, 25, guilty of five out of nine charges. A third soldier, Lance Corporal Darren Larkin, 30, admitted one charge of assault. Corporal Kenyon, the most senior soldier on trial,… Read more »
