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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Four British soldiers claim they are suffering ‘identical’ symptoms from this year’s US-led Iraq War, akin to the catalogue of illnesses known as ‘Gulf War Syndrome’. They are threatening to sue the Ministry of Defence over what they claim is a new form of ‘Gulf War Syndrome.’ Representing the four soldiers, two of whom are… Read more »
The Labour party was embroiled in a fresh storm yesterday over the draft European constitution, after Welsh Secretary Peter Hain was interpreted as suggesting next year’s European elections would be a ‘surrogate’ referendum on the freshly penned treaty. Tories demanded immediate clarification from Downing Street after Mr. Hain, speaking on the BBC’s ‘Today’ programme, appeared… Read more »
