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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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The government’s plans to deport foreign nationals involved in the promotion of terrorism could be hampered by a new EU directive. Home secretary Charles Clarke intends to begin removal proceedings against as many as ten extremist clerics and supporters of terrorism this week. But the European Commission will bring forward plans on Thursday to bar… Read more »
London mayor Ken Livingstone will face a disciplinary hearing for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. The Board of Deputies of British Jews filed a complaint to the Standards Board for England, the local government watchdog, in February after Mr Livingstone compared Evening Standard journalist Oliver Finegold to a Nazi concentration… Read more »
