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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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The govt will not scrap its Trident nuclear warheads
Brown: We’ll cut nuclear weapons when Iran opens up

By Alice Cannet The government is prepared to cut Britain’s nuclear arsenal in return for Iran’s promise to scrap its nuclear weapon plans, Gordon Brown announced yesterday. The prime minister said that global non-proliferation action will be taken when countries like Iran and Korea abandon their plans to build nuclear weapons. “What you need is… Read more »

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Tessa Jowell, Olympics minister
DCMS delays appointment of Olympic chair

By Liz Stephens The appointment of Tony Hall to the board of the London organising committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) is being delayed by governmental dithering, politics.co.uk can reveal. It is an open secret that Tony Hall is due to be announced as joining the board of Locog and heading the Cultural Olympiad. However… Read more »