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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10,000 people – mostly over the age of 75 – have been killed in France’s worst-ever heat wave, according to health officials. Hubert Falco, French minister for the elderly, said it was “most probably” true that 10,000 people had died from the scorching temperatures. In a nationwide address yesterday, President Chirac said everything would be… Read more »
Voters in Brent East will have the chance to elect a new MP on September 18. The by-election was called after Labour MP Paul Daisley died of cancer in June. Mr Daisley had a majority of 13,047 at the 2001 general election. Analysts view the by-election as a stern test for the Blair administration, whose… Read more »
