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MDU offers free membership for doctors fleeing war in the Ukraine

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »

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Welsh conservation efforts set back by NRW red tape

BASC has described a decision by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws as a retrograde blow for conservation. From July 1, those who wish to control magpies, jays and jackdaws to protect species of conservation concern must now apply for a specific… Read more »

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Ed Balls' leadership campaign reportedly teetering
Balls ‘on brink of crashing out’

By politics.co.uk staff The future of Ed Balls’ leadership bid is overshadowed by uncertainty this weekend amid speculation he could withdraw from the race. The former children, schools and families secretary, who has been closely associated with ex-prime minister Gordon Brown throughout his political career, was thought to be considering abandoning his bid. It follows… Read more »

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Interview: Toby Perkins
Interview: Toby Perkins

By Rebecca Burns Toby Perkins, the Labour MP for Chesterfield, is a gentle giant of a man. The broad-built blonde must be one of the tallest figures in parliament. But Chesterfield’s new, softly-spoken representative has a hard fight ahead. “My nose survived and my ears just about” he points out proudly from his time as… Read more »