Kelly's last paper: WMD threat real

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A previously unpublished paper by David Kelly, an arms consultant for the UK Ministry of Defence who, after being publicly identified as the source for a BBC news report which claimed that the government had exaggerated claims in its dossier on Iraq's weapon of mass destruction, killed himself, has provided a fresh insight into Kelly's views of the level of threat posed by Iraq and has also revealed new concerns that Russia has retained banned biological weapons. The paper, an edited transcript of a speech Kelly gave to an international academic conference on security in Italy in 2002, reveals that Kelly was in no doubt that Iraq had dangerous biological weapons and that he believed Russia also still had such weapons. The discovery of the paper comes just days before the Hutton inquiry into Kelly's death is due to report.

Russia, Iraq, Analysis, Company legal issue, Investigations, Suicide, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Military aspects, Weapons of mass destruction, Kelly, David

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Call to axe abortion law

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Academics from a number of disciplines are to come together in Westminster under the banner of the Pro Choice Forum and meet with MPs and argue that abortion should no longer be subject to legal restrictions and that abortion laws should be axed. The group expects to attract protests from the anti-abortion lobby but argues that the issue of abortion should be something that is decided between the woman and her doctor, rather than by laws.

Abortion

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Immigration points plan will 'hamper' global vision

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The new points system for immigration announced by the government could hamper efforts to recruit academics from overseas, according to university heads. The new scheme for categorising workers wishing to come to the UK from outside the EU would make it simpler for highly skilled young workers to enter the country but questions remain over how it would affect academia.

International Affairs, Immigration & Emigration, Students, Foreign, Foreign students, Emigration and immigration

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