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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Police arrested several gangmasters yesterday in a UK-wide crackdown on “modern day slavery.” Forty people were arrested during Operation Absent, including a Ukrainian believed to be one of the top ringleaders in the UK. Head of the probe into the exploitation of immigrants, detective inspector Paul Cunningham of Norfolk police, said police were working tirelessly… Read more »
Leaders of the European nations meet today to discuss how to push through major economic reforms in the soon-to-be-enlarged 25-member European Union. Political leaders will assess the progress made post-Lisbon and revisit the question of how to turn the trading bloc into the world’s most competitive economy by 2010. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown… Read more »
