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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
New YouGov polls show that both the public and MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales. The data has been released on the eve of a House of Commons debate. It shows that support is consistent across all parties and all religious groups, and underlines Humanists UK’s… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The funeral of one of the two soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland is due to take place later today. Mark Quinsey, 23, was killed along with Patrick Azimkar, 21, as they collected a pizza delivery at the Massereene Barracks in Antrim. His funeral is expected to take place at Highters Heath… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Two more men have been arrested over the murder of Northern Ireland police officer Stephen Carroll. The men, aged 31 and 27, were arrested in Craigavon, County Armagh, this morning, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed. Five other people are being questioned by police over the murder of PC Carroll,… Read more »
