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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Poland “misled” over WMD

Poland’s president Aleksander Kwasniewski said yesterday he was “deceived” or “misled” by pre-war reports on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. He also expressed some unease about keeping Poland’s 2,460 troops in troops in Iraq in the medium-to-long term, telling a local radio station he may withdraw troops early next year, ahead of the previous date… Read more »

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British Islamic extremists linked to Madrid atrocity

Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has said there is a “definite link” between the perpetrators of the Madrid rail bombings and al Qaeda fellow travellers in the UK. Security services are probing whether UK-based Islamic extremists funded and supported one of the chief suspects linked to the Madrid atrocity. Last Thursday, a series… Read more »