Charities want UK to withhold World Bank cash over loans to poor (Guardian Unlimited)
A group of charities and aid agencies is urging the government to hold back payments to the World Bank until it scraps its onerous conditions on many of its loans to poor countries...more...Indian docs in UK win battle for equal rights (Express India)
A court upheld the appeal of Indian docs against govt's directive that prevented them from being treated at par with UK, EU medics....more... UK Indian doctors' ruling is a rebuff to Brown's populism (Hindustan Times)
The high court's Friday ruling treating Indian and other international doctors on par with British and European Union doctors for purposes of employment is seen as the first legal rebuff to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's populist promise of "British jobs for British workers"....more... DARLEY REFLECTS ON EPIC CAREER (Sporting Life)
While the vast majority of Doncaster racegoers were caught up in the enthralling battle for the jockeys' championship, Saturday's turf-season finale was also noteworthy for the departure of a former champion....more... Indian docs in UK win battle for equal rights (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Indian-origin doctors in Britain on Friday won a major legal victory, when the High Court here upheld their appeal against a government directive that had prevented them from being treated on par with British and European medics for recruitment in National Health Service. A three-member Bench of the court upheld the appeal filed by the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin that ......more... UK Indian doctors ruling is a rebuff to Brown's populism (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
London, Nov 10 (IANS) The high court's Friday ruling treating Indian and other international doctors on par with British and European Union doctors for purposes of employment is seen as the first legal rebuff to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's populist promise of 'British jobs for British workers'....more... Obituary: The Rev Chad Varah (Guardian Unlimited)
Obituary: Liberal cleric who founded of the Samaritans, his life was dedicated to 'listening therapy'....more... UK Indian doctors ruling is a rebuff to Brown's populism (New Kerala)
By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, Nov 10 : The high court's Friday ruling treating Indian and other international doctors on par with British and European Union doctors for purposes of employment is seen as the first legal rebuff to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's populist promise of "British jobs for British workers"....more... Women Still Receiving Inadequate Information Surrounding Contraception, UK (Medical News Today)
Research released by educational initiative 'Talk Choice' confirms that women are still not receiving comprehensive advice on contraception from their healthcare professionals.1 Amongst the 1,004 childless career women surveyed, only one third of women felt that their GP, Nurse or Family Planning Clinic gave sound advice on contraception. [click link for full article]...more... |