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By politics.co.uk staff MI5’s failure to prevent the 7/7 London bombings will be investigated in an inquest, it has been confirmed. Lady Justice Hallett told the Royal Courts of Justice said the information available to security services in 2005 was not too remote for an inquiry to take place. She also ruled that the inquest… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the announcement that enclosed gamebirds are to be included within enhanced livestock worrying legislation in England and Wales. Listing enclosed gamebirds and increasing police powers for dealing with incidents of livestock worrying are just two parts of a wider Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill introduced… Read more »
Lindsay van Dijk has been appointed to head up the chaplaincy and pastoral care team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides person-centred pastoral and spiritual care. As a head of service role, this is the most senior role a humanist pastoral carer has ever held in the NHS. She is also the… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Civil servants have won their court battle to maintain a deal on redundancy payments. The High Court ruled yesterday that the government’s attempts to cut back on payments to civil servants who have been let go was unlawful. Mr Justice Scales said the cost-cutting rule changes must be undone because the Cabinet… Read more »
