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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »

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King appointed for second term as BoE governor
King to stay at Bank of England

Mervyn King will continue to serve as governor of the Bank of England, it was confirmed this morning. The 59-year-old was reappointed by the Queen after Gordon Brown finally affirmed his confidence in the governor. There had been widespread speculation Mr King’s re-appointment hung in the balance as a result of his initial response to… Read more »

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Interest rates held at 5.5 per cent
Bank ‘hamstrung into interest rate hold’

The Bank of England would have cut interest rates today if it had a sufficiently broad remit, the Liberal Democrats economic spokesman has claimed. Instead the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates at 5.5 per cent, despite many pundits predicting a fall. After increasing the underlying cost of borrowing three times… Read more »