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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 »
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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New Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is preparing for her first speech since taking over at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). Ms Kelly is due to address a delegation of educational figures at the North of England conference, to be held in Manchester on Thursday. She is expected to place parental responsibility at the… Read more »
The IRA has said today that photographs of it decommissioning its weapons would be a “humiliation” and are “unachievable”. In its New Year message it also accused the unionists of a “rejectionist approach”. Negotiations for a restoration of devolved government broke down at the beginning of December, after the DUP and Sinn Fein were unable… Read more »