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A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
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The relationship between the UK and Syria reached its warmest point since the start of the war in Iraq today, with the visit of foreign secretary David Miliband to the country. Mr Miliband will hold talks with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad before continuing his trip to Israel, the West Bank and Lebanon. The visit follows… Read more »
The government will reboot its child protection system in response to the death of Baby P in Haringey. Ed Balls, children’s secretary, will later announce an overhaul of the Children’s Trust Boards (CTB) set up after the death of Victoria Climbie. Currently, only some local authorities have a CTB. Under the new plans they would… Read more »
