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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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Operation Absent closes in on gangmasters
Operation Absent closes in on gangmasters

Police arrested several gangmasters yesterday in a UK-wide crackdown on “modern day slavery.” Forty people were arrested during Operation Absent, including a Ukrainian believed to be one of the top ringleaders in the UK. Head of the probe into the exploitation of immigrants, detective inspector Paul Cunningham of Norfolk police, said police were working tirelessly… Read more »

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Leaders to assess EU’s economic fitness

Leaders of the European nations meet today to discuss how to push through major economic reforms in the soon-to-be-enlarged 25-member European Union. Political leaders will assess the progress made post-Lisbon and revisit the question of how to turn the trading bloc into the world’s most competitive economy by 2010. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown… Read more »