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PUBLIC SCHOOL APOLOGISES FOR RACIAL INCIDENTS After more than three years of legal proceedings, one of Britain's oldest public schools has now apologized to a former black pupil for the racial harassment and bullying he suffered at the school as a young teenager.

POLITICAL PARTIES BARRED FROM SUING FOR DEFAMATION Newspapers and broadcasters have re-established the right to criticize the activities of political parties following a landmark ruling in the High Court today. Mr Justice Buckley struck out a writ from Sir James Goldsmith's Referendum Party for alleged defamation by Sunday Business, Britain's only national broadsheet dedicated to the business corninunity.

SHEFFIELD TEC PAVES WAY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Equal Opportunities is good business sense according to a landmark, national conference that will take place on June 18 at the Sheffield Moat House Hotel. Specially designed to meet the needs of small and medium sized businesses, the conference has been organised by Sheffield TEN (Towards Equality iNitiaitves), which is jointly funded by Sheffield Training and Enterprise Council, (TEC) and the European Regional Development Fund.

Address bv Lord Attenborough on the occassion of the Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and the Arts. in the presence of Diana. Princess of Wales. Mav 27.1997 As many of you will know, I was brought up here - not just in Leicester, but on this very campus which was then a University College. My father was the Principal and he was largely responsible for the College achieving full University status.

THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION New video gives insight into life for people with learning disabilities

DUCHESS OF KENT TO OPEN NEW CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will officially open the new £5.2m state-of-the-art Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at Charing Cross Hospital, west London, on Tuesday, June 17.

Invitation to Launch of Equal Opportunities Guide for Higher Education
A practical guide to help universities implement more effectively their equal opportunity policies will be launched at 1 0.3Oam on Monday 1 6 June.

UK POLL SAYS WOMEN ARE BETTER AT MANAGING MONEY
Today ACTIONAID has published new research showing that women are better than men at managing money. Despite women being major breadwinners in developing countries and the UK, the charity says women face too many obstacles in using money to improve their own and their families' prospects.

Oystel sends discount phone account on holiday
Qystel Communications today announced the launch of a new service that enables its customers to use their discount international phone account to call the UK while abroad.

DAVID FRENCH APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AT THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE The Chairman of the Commonwealth Institute, David Thompson, today announced the appointment by the Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs of David French as Director General. He succeeds Stephen Cox who is leaving to join the Royal Society as Executive Secretary.

FRINK AWARD 1997 Visually Impaired Women Achievers invited to enter 1997 Frink Award Nominations are sought for the Women of the Year Lunch Frink Award, which is now in its 11th year.

DEADLY CHAMELEON DISEASE THAT GPS OFTEN FAIL TO SPOT Lack of early diagnosis of Lupus can lead to disability and kidney failure? says Arthritis and Rheumatism Council report. A significant number of Britain's GPs are failing to diagnose a rheumatic disease which attacks between 20 and 30,000 people in the UK, says a report published today by the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council (ARC).

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND LEISURE SERVICES Have you ever considered that the leisure facilities you offer may be inaccessible to blind and partially sighted people? Would you like to learn how to improve leisure services for visually impaired people and train staff at the same time? If the answer is yes, then make sure you visit the Royal National :nstitute for the Blind's (RNIB) stand at the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) leisure show,

MAJOR EUROPEAN REPORT POINTS THE WAY FORWARD TO COMBAT AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT More must be done to tackle age barriers in employment, according to a report published by Eurolink Age today. The European-wide findings will be officially launched at a conference in Enschede, in the Netherlands on 6 June 1997.

This Months International Articles

  1. Maria Rantho - South Africa's first disabled MP.
  2. Ixopo's disabled fight against corrupt doctor.

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