NHS medic training boost
Health secretary Alan Milburn has announced an 11 per cent increase in the training budget for National Health Service doctors, nurses and other professionals.
Murphy appointed Scots private secretary
Jim Murphy, former president of the National Union of Students and Labour MP for Eastwood since 1997, has been appointed parliamentary private secretary to Scottish secretary Helen Liddell.
Russian MBAs graduate from OU
The first Russian students to graduate with MBAs from the Open University’s business school are due to be presented with their certificates by vice-chancellor Sir John Daniel in Moscow next week.