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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A new draft resolution on Iraq has been put to ambassadors of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. However France and Germany have already warned that it does not give the UN a significant enough role in the reconstruction in the country and amendments will need to be made if it… Read more »
Trade unions are criticising directors for closing generous final salary pension schemes to their employees whilst hanging onto their own. The TUC has published new research, which shows that almost three quarters (70.5%) of directors at Britain’s top 121 companies still give themselves final salary pensions, while only 13.5 % are restricted to less generous… Read more »
