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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 foreign office has said it has “full confidence” in the ability of consulate officials in the US to help any British tourists caught up in Hurricane Rita. Millions of people have already left certain parts of Texas, with the category five hurricane forecasted to hit land in the early hours of Saturday morning local… Read more »
Europe minister Alexander Douglas was forced to defend Britain’s presidency of the EU yesterday after a senior diplomat accused it taking “very little” action. Former French president Valery Giscard D’Estaing said Tony Blair’s government had failed to deliver the dynamism expected of it, suggesting it had been too preoccupied with dealing with the aftermath of… Read more »
