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Red Whale, a leading provider of lifelong learning and education for GPs and primary care clinicians, has joined the Medical Defence Union (MDU) group, it was announced today. The two organisations, which came together on 31 October 2023, will work hand-in-hand to develop new ways of supporting healthcare practitioners with their educational and professional needs…. Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens Gordon Brown’s speech to the UN general assembly yesterday was delayed by Colonel Gaddafi, while the PM dealt with apparent snubs from the Obama camp. Delivering an extraordinarily eccentric and lengthy speech which, among other things, criticised the UN for failing to equally represent developing nations, Colonel Gaddafi ran over his allotted… Read more »
By Liz Stephens Gordon Brown, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have written to the United Nations calling for an international conference to discuss the future of Afghanistan. The joint letter by the three heads of state, to UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon, calls for the summit to take place before the end of the… Read more »