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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody, the longest-serving female member of parliament, has died after a brief illness at the age of 77. Her son confirmed that the MP for Crewe and Nantwich since 1974 had been ill for the past few weeks. Prime minister and Labour leader Gordon Brown described Ms Dunwoody as “politics at its… Read more »
London mayor Ken Livingstone arrived 30 minutes late for a BBC radio debate today, claiming he had needed to spend more time with his children. Originally aides for Mr Livingstone claimed the mayor was running late for the Asian Network debate because he had been held up on the London Underground. However, his Conservative rival… Read more »