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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 is failing to stop the sale of weapons on the internet and must produce a clear strategy on how to prevent future abuse of the law, MPs have warned. The quadripartite committee’s latest report into Britain’s arms trade controls notes that journalist Mark Thomas was able to find stun batons and stun guns… Read more »
Iraq is more likely to break into civil war than complete a successful transition to a stable democracy, Britain’s outgoing ambassador to Baghdad has warned. In his final analysis of the situation for the Foreign Office, William Patey says that while the situation is “not hopeless”, problems would remain for at least five years. His… Read more »
