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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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EU approves bail-out of British Energy

The European Commission has approved a controversial £4 billion Government backed rescue plan for British Energy. British Energy, which operates eight nuclear power stations in the UK and supplies electricity to the UK wholesale market and some large businesses, got into deep financial trouble in 2002. The Government then stepped in with an emergency £650… Read more »

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Education not enough to curb teenage smoking

New research from Leeds University indicates that early health education on its own is not enough to prevent teenagers taking up smoking. The research finds that levels of teenage smoking are still “worryingly high” despite intensive early-years of education efforts Health experts believe that smoking indirectly kills over 100,000 people a year in the UK… Read more »