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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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European justice and home affairs ministers are meeting in Newcastle today for a two-day informal summit on tackling terrorism. Home secretary Charles Clarke will be pressing the government’s case for greater data sharing across the EU, including the standardisation of legislation on keeping mobile phone records and using biometric data on passports and identity cards…. Read more »
A Conservative peer and his wife appeared in court in Spain yesterday to face charges relating to an alleged scrap with police on the border with Gibraltar. Lord Glentoran, Tory shadow minister for Northern Ireland, was “briefly detained” on the Spanish side of the border on Tuesday evening, the British embassy in Madrid confirmed. The… Read more »