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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 »
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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Patients forced to wait for a routine diagnostic scan will be able to choose to go to another NHS or private hospital to have their scan more quickly, under new government plans. The scheme, announced by health secretary Patricia Hewitt, will begin in November for patients waiting over 20 weeks for a MRI or CT… Read more »
A group of Conservative MPs has unveiled plans to repel the “modernising” forces within the party. Twenty-five right-wing Conservative MPs have banded together to promote their own brand of “social conservatism” centring on traditionalist notions of the church, patriotism and family values. Led by Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh, the group is unhappy with the liberal… Read more »
