

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 »
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 »
A government minister has warned of the “economic consequences” of further Covid restrictions. Stephen Barclay, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office told BBC Breakfast earlier this morning: “The Prime Minister has given a commitment that where there are additional regulations bought forward that Parliament would be recalled in… Read more »
Deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab has said that a photograph of the prime minister and staff gathering with wine and cheese in the Downing Street garden in May 2020 was a work meeting. When asked why somebody would take such a picture, Raab admitted to Sky News that it would have “clearly… Read more »