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The High Court will consider a challenge to the laws requiring faith-based Christian religious education (RE) and collective worship in schools in Northern Ireland today. A non-religious family is mounting the legal challenge arguing the exclusively Christian nature of RE and worship violates their human rights. The case is being supported by Northern Ireland Humanists…. Read more »
Improvement to firearms licence condition welcomed by BASC Northern Ireland The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed the introduction of a firearms certificate condition that will allow the licence holder to shoot any lawful quarry on land where they have the authority to shoot. The condition known… Read more »
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The government must implement immediate reforms to prevent the NHS continuing in decline, a thinktank has warned. A report published by Reform today says the NHS is delivering substandard levels of care compared to peer countries in ways which are not good value for money. It blames the “lopsided” internal market for the problem, claiming… Read more »
The Department of Health (DoH) has restated its intention British medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the UK. The DoH issued guidance last year that no international medical graduate (IMG) should be recruited if a candidate from the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) was available – but this was struck down by… Read more »
