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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Charles Taylor today stood down as Liberian leader in a ceremony that saw vice-president Moses Blah ready to assume the role. It is widely hoped that Mr. Taylor’s decision will help move forward the peace talks that are taking place in Ghana between government and rebel forces. However, his continuing presence in the country could… Read more »
The second witness to appear before the Hutton Inquiry into the tragic death of Iraq arms expert Dr David Kelly said today that the scientist “strayed” outside government rules regarding talking to the media. Ministry of Defence personnel director Richard Hatfield said that Dr Kelly had “clearly strayed beyond providing technical information” in his meetings… Read more »
