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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 last night won a vote to overturn objections to a new treaty on extraditing suspected criminals to and from the US. MPs voted 320 to 263 to reject three amendments voted by the House of Lords this summer that would have forced the US to provide evidence – rather than just information –… Read more »
Up to 1,000 pensioners will descend on Westminster today to demand an immediate increase in the state pension. The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) warns the government’s plans to raise the level of the state pension by restoring the link with earnings by 2012 will come too late for the 2.5 million pensioners currently living below… Read more »
