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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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A government official left two intelligence documents containing information about al-Qaida and the situation in Iraq on a train in London, it has emerged. The documents, both reports by the joint intelligence committee, were abandoned on a train and belonged to a top Cabinet Office official. One covered al-Qaida’s current weaknesses while the other focused… Read more »
This is how it happened, minute-by-minute, from politics.co.uk‘s live updates. Home secretary Jacqui Smith began outlining the government’s plans after a stormy prime minister’s questions, in which Gordon Brown faced attack from all sides of the House over the 42-day issue. “The government believes that such a reserve power should be available for us if… Read more »
