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The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan – MDU response

Ahead of tomorrow’s launch of the Government’s long-awaited 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has responded to the details announced so far. Dr Matthew Lee, Chief Executive of the MDU, said: On the 10 Year Health Plan overall “This is a big moment for the NHS. Our members are… Read more »

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BASC welcomes sensible delay to muirburn licensing rollout

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »

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Victory in 1982 Falklands war means the islands remain British
Argentina takes Falklands to UN

By politics.co.uk staff United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will meet with Argentina’s foreign minister as opposition to Britain’s ongoing sovereignty over the Falkland Islands rises. It follows a summit of Latin American leaders who roundly condemned Britain’s control over the islands known by all those in the region as ‘Las Malvinas’. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez… Read more »

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Leaders are meeting in Cancun, Mexico, for a regional summit
Latin America unites over Falklands

By politics.co.uk staff Latin American states have united to back Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands at a summit in Mexico. Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean backed her country’s claim over the island, where a British petroleum company is currently exploring for oil. The agreement… Read more »