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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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Free GCSE tuition for adults
Free GCSE tuition for adults

Adults are to become eligible for free tuition for full-time GCSE courses as well as weekly grants of £30, a Government White Paper to be published today is expected to reveal. The Skills White Paper will reveal that free tuition is to be confined to specific subjects where local people and businesses agree there is… Read more »

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NHS patients face 'creeping charges'
NHS patients face ‘creeping charges’

The National Consumer Council (NCC) is warning that patients are facing ‘creeping charges’ in the NHS and has called for a core of free services. The NCC warns that the elderly and people with long-term health problems are particularly badly hit by what it sees as a slow increase in charges for services. The NCC… Read more »