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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 best thing the police could do is stay away’

The full text of Climate Camp’s letter to the Met ahead of their protest next week – and the police response. Dear Chief Superintendent Thomas, On August 17th, you wrote to the Camp for Climate Action, requesting further information on the location of our next Camp, which will take place from August 27th to September… Read more »

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Police attend the G20 protests in April. Climate Camp activists complained of violence at the hands of the police during the demonstrations.
Met ‘stretched to the limit’ by bank holiday chaos

By Liz Stephens The Metropolitan police have admitted they may be stretched to the limit by the demands of policing both the Notting Hill carnival and Climate Camp next week. Up to 3,000 environmental protesters will set up camp somewhere in London from 26th August until 3rd September. However, the police say they have been… Read more »