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MDU scrutinising revised guidance for doctors on good medical practice

Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »

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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences

BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »

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Tony Blair prepares to head to G8 summit in St Petersburg
Blair ‘not distracted’ from G8 summit

Tony Blair has insisted he will not be distracted by the cash for honours row when he heads to Russia this weekend for the G8 summit. The prime minister said the events going on in the Middle East, the stand-off with Iran, poverty in Africa and questions of energy would be the main focus of… Read more »

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NatWest three extradited to the US, despite widespread parliamentary support
NatWest three head to the US

Three bankers accused of fraud by the US authorities have today been extradited to Texas, under a treaty that MPs last night voted symbolically to suspend. The case of David Bermingham, Giles Darby and Gary Mulgrew, the so-called NatWest three, has caused a major row in Britain as politicians from all sides of the divide… Read more »