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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in England and Wales has been increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood MP has determined that, with effect from 11 January 2025, the PIDR in England and Wales… Read more »

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed its Second Reading. This is the first time in history that the House of Commons has voted in favour of the principle of assisted dying for the terminally ill. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘Parliament has taken a historic first step to… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Children as young as ten years old are being targeted by the government’s latest anti-knife campaign. The Home Office’s It Doesn’t Have to Happen campaign focuses on ten- to 16-year-olds by demonstrating the clear link between carrying a knife and a much greater risk of loss of life or freedom, or serious… Read more »

By Liz Stephens Home secretary Alan Johnson has admitted that there were “no excuses” for the catalogue of failings that led to the deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her disabled daughter. Ms Pilkington killed herself and her daughter by setting fire to their car in a lay-by in Leicestershire after suffering ten years of abuse… Read more »
















