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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »

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Asylum claims falling
Asylum claims falling

The Government has outlined figures today that suggest it is on course to meet a target for reduction in September. The target was set against the peak month of last year, which saw nearly nine thousand people claim asylum in October. The Government then set the goal of halving this monthly level for September 2003…. Read more »

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Goldsmith – no legal ground for coalition’s role in Iraq

The US-led coalition’s role in rebuilding post-war Iraq may well turn out to be illegal without a new United Nations resolution, according to the Government’s main lawyer, Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith. The New Statesman published an alleged memo, dated March 26, six days after the outbreak of hostilities against Iraq, from Lord Goldsmith, which explains to… Read more »