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Nick Beavis has been crowned the winner of this year’s BASC .410 World Championships – the fourth time he has won. The clay shooting competition, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, was held at the Dovey Valley Shooting Ground, Llanwrin, over the weekend. More than 100 participants travelled from all over the UK to take part,… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling on the newly appointed Health and Social Care Secretary, Thérèse Coffey, to make support for exhausted doctors and regulatory reform the top healthcare priorities for the government. During the Conservative party conference, the MDU published its medico-legal government agenda which outlines three key priorities. They are: Support an… Read more »
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Tony Blair’s warning that a “heavyweight” would knock the Conservatives out at the next election was a reference to Gordon Brown, Hazel Blears has said. The Labour party chairwoman said the prime minister “was talking about the chancellor of the exchequer” – although Mr Blair himself has refused to confirm this. Ms Blears told BBC… Read more »
Alan Johnson has welcomed the prospect of John Reid standing for the Labour leadership but has insisted that a high level contest was “not a necessity”. The education secretary, who has announced that he plans to stand for the party’s deputy leadership, told the BBC that “there’s a view in some places in the media,… Read more »