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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Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith altered his advice over the legality of the Iraq war amid uncertainty in the military, a Labour peer has claimed. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC yesterday said Lord Goldsmith bowed to pressure from the US ahead of the March war even though the “vast majority” of lawyers thought the conflict without a second… Read more »
“Bitterness” drove Clare Short to allege that British spies bugged the office of Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, No 10’s former director of communications, Alastair Campbell, said yesterday. Mr Campbell said the former international development secretary had been “mouthing off” and urged ministers not to “dance to her tune”. Ms Short was… Read more »
