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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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Gordon Brown will address an audience at the UN in New York later, pushing for progress on international development goals set by world leaders. The prime minister will stress the importance of honouring commitments made in 2000 to tackle extreme poverty, promote universal primary education and gender equality, cut child deaths and combat diseases. Mr… Read more »
The government’s policy on global warming is “incoherent” and will not stem global warming, MPs have warned. The Commons environmental audit committee said ministers were failing to consider the latest scientific evidence – with the result targets to cut emissions will have little effect on global climate change. Given this, the government is “very unlikely”… Read more »
