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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 The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is threatening legal action against police forces which disproportionately target blacks and Asians in stop-and-search procedures, even as it is put on the back foot by a fiercely critical parliamentary report. The report, published today by the joint committee on human rights, voiced serious concerns… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has dismissed the British Airways (BA) cabin crew strike as “deplorable”, despite its backers being one of Labour’s main funders. The Unite union is resisting government demands that it backs down as holidaymakers face travel disruption in the run-up to Easter. “It’s the wrong time, it’s unjustified, it’s deplorable,” the… Read more »
