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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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The bombing marked the devolution of policing and justice powers
N. Ireland bomb marks devolution

By politics.co.uk staff A bomb has gone off in Holyrood, County Down, in an attack thought to correspond to the devolution of policing and justice powers. The car bomb went off around 00:20 BST outside Palace Barracks, where MI5 has its Northern Irish headquarters. One elderly man suffered minor injuries. The Real IRA has claimed… Read more »

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Gay marriage still some way off under a Tory govt
Gay rights campaigners unimpressed by Tory pledge

By Alex Stevenson The Conservatives will consider the case for legalising same-sex marriages, but gay rights campaigners remain sceptical. Yesterday a protest outside Tory party headquarters in central London took place to put pressure David Cameron’s party, after shadow home secretary Chris Grayling backed bed-and-breakfast owners who would not accept gay couples. Shadow chancellor George… Read more »