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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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Tory leadership rules go to a vote

New rules on the election of a Conservative leader are being sent out to the party’s constitutional college after they were approved by the board yesterday. Michael Howard resigned following the general election in May saying he would stand down when new rules for the election of his successor were decided. Last month, MPs voted… Read more »

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NHS staff ‘demoralised’ about new IT scheme

The government’s multi-million pound new IT scheme for the NHS is being put at risk because of a lack of staff support, a new study finds. The National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) aims to create a centralised patient record that can be accessed from anywhere in England, as well as introduce electronic… Read more »