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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Police apologise over Sophie ambulance blunder

Police have apologised to the Countess of Wessex for a blunder which delayed an ambulance by half an hour. Prince Edward’s wife Sophie gave birth to a daughter by emergency Caesarean on Saturday night. Staff at Bagshot Park called Surrey Police at 21:59 GMT on Saturday when the Countess suffered agonising stomach pains. The duty… Read more »

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Brits wary of Bush’s presidency

Britons are still largely opposed to the foreign policies of US President George W Bush, according to a new poll. The results from the Populus poll for The Times newspaper were released following Tony Blair’s annual Guildhall speech to the Lord Mayor of London’s banquet last night. In London, Mr Blair said the transatlantic alliance… Read more »