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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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By politics.co.uk staff Pro-Tibet activists are putting pressure on Gordon Brown to secure action from China on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. More than 80,000 people are thought to have died in the 1959 revolt, which saw the Dalai Lama flee to India. A coalition of UK-based Tibet groups has written to the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The United States was only able to pursue its extraordinary rendition policy with the help of allies during the Bush administration’s war on terror, including Britain, a UN report is expected to say today. A final report from the UN special rapporteur on torture and secret detention is expected to criticise intelligence… Read more »
