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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »

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Ken Livingstone still trails Boris Johnson
Boris still leads Ken in London mayoral poll

Boris Johnson holds a seven-point lead over incumbent London mayor Ken Livingstone, a poll suggests. The Evening Standard newspaper and pollsters YouGov give the Conservative candidate an increased lead over his Labour rival, while Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick trails in third place on 12 per cent. But Mr Paddick gets 37 per cent of… Read more »

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Johnson attacked over gay and lesbian ‘insults’

London mayoral challenger Boris Johnson has been criticised by incumbent Ken Livingstone for not retracting past remarks about gay people. Mr Johnson appeared at the Stonewall hustings on Saturday on the South Bank where the chairperson requested he apologise for his remarks. These include the suggestion that if gay marriage is acceptable so too should… Read more »