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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 police officer claimed last night he had been forced to bug conversations between a Muslim MP and a terror suspect. Mark Kearney, a former office with Thames Valley Police, said he had been put under “significant pressure” to record conversations between the pair at Woodhill Prison. In a statement released last night, the former… Read more »
Police officers have won the right to mount a legal challenge over their pay award. The Home Office will now face a High Court challenge over its refusal to backdate the 2.5 per cent pay award, as recommended by the Police Arbitration Tribunal. Police officers claimed this decision effectively devalued it to an annual 1.9… Read more »
