July 2005 in Britain and Ireland - 1 July 2005 (Friday)

1 July 2005 (Friday)

  • Tony Blair assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and announces a review of Europe's welfare system and its suitability to addressing the needs of modern life. (BBC)
  • In the UK, cot death expert Sir Roy Meadow testifies before the General Medical Council hearing. He was involved with four court cases where four women were falsely accused of killing their children. Medical journal The Lancet defends him saying that he is just a "scapegoat" (BBC)


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