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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A police officer who was involved in the investigation into the murder of two ten-year old girls in Soham has been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Detective Constable Brian Stevens was arrested yesterday only weeks after being cleared on sexual assault and child pornography charges when the case against him collapsed…. Read more »
Business leaders are calling on members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to stop ‘playing games’ and get down to the reality of negotiations. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is warning of the ‘irreparable damage’ to global free trade that could result from the failure to slash EU and US agricultural subsidies. The call… Read more »
