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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 »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Jack Straw said today the government cannot stem the “continuing problem” of gang violence alone and called on the black community to provide more full models. The justice secretary blamed absent fathers for encouraging young black men to join gangs. Pointing to the different achievements of black girls and boys from the same backgrounds, he… Read more »
Politicians have welcomed Royal Mail’s decision to allow relatives of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan to send parcels for free. Royal Mail is working with the British Forces Post Office to arrange special arrangements for the busy posting period up until Christmas and will confirm formal arrangements in the next few days. Head of… Read more »
