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It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The government is about the extend the help it offers homeowners as repossessions look set to soar through 2009. The Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) scheme was today extended to mortgages up to £200,000 and will be available to people after 13 weeks from claiming – instead of the previous 39 weeks…. Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Opposition parties have called on the government to do more to help Britain’s struggling property sector as new figures show further slips on mortgage approvals. The Bank of England today revealed these fell to a nine-year low in November 2008, while the number of remortgages fell from 72,000 in October to 42,000…. Read more »