The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Up to 12,000 young adults could benefit from a new government funding scheme to help people get back into full-time education. The Adult Learning Grant will be piloted in ten areas across England from this September, and aims to help meet the costs of returning to college for young people over the age of 19…. Read more »
The new Liberian leader, Moses Blah, has called on rebel forces to end the fighting and help rebuild the war-torn country. Liberia has faced civil war for more than a decade, but the departure of former president Charles Taylor yesterday raised hopes that peace talks could progress. The rebel group Liberians United for Reconciliation and… Read more »
