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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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Call for more money to tackle child poverty
Call for more money to tackle child poverty

A leading children’s charity is calling on the Government to give an extra £5 a week for each child living in low-income families from next April. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has warned that without this increase the Government will almost certainly miss its first milestone target for reducing child poverty. The charity’s ‘Make… Read more »

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Utilities' roadworks cost £2bn in delays
Utilities’ roadworks cost £2bn in delays

A motorist organisation is calling on the Government to introduce legislation to cut the £2 billion of delays caused by utility companies digging up the roads a priority for its return from recess. The RAC Foundation highlighted that the present legislation to control the disruption caused by holes in the road was introduced twelve years… Read more »