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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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Inspections at the country’s private schools are continuing to improve, according to a new report. The Independent Schools Inspectorate, which inspects around half of the UK’s private schools has made “significant improvements” to the quality of the school reports it produces, finds Ofsted. But it notes that in 20 per cent of inspections there is… Read more »

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has announced that Tanzania is to become the first developing country to have its debt written off under the international finance facility. Britain is expected to meet a tenth of the cost of the impoverished country’s debt repayments to the World Bank. The Tanzanian government said the £50 million… Read more »