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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 »
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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The latest of the Government’s key legislation for this session has been unveiled with the publication of the Drugs Bill. The proposals contained in the bill have been widely trailed and include giving police the power to test for class A drugs on arrest and making dealing near schools or involving children an aggravated factor… Read more »
New rules on the testing of doctors have been postponed while the Government considers the recommendations from the Shipman Inquiry. The General Medical Council (GMC) had planned to introduce new ways of examining a doctor’s fitness to practice in April 2005. But this has now been put off indefinitely pending a review of how far… Read more »
