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 Scottish Executive appointed Working Group on Hate Crime has recommended the introduction of specific legislation to cover hate crime committed against individuals due to their gender, sexuality orientation or disability. Similar legislation already exists for crimes committed with racist and religious hate motivations. The committee was set up by the Executive in June 2003… Read more »
New tourism figures show that the number of international visitors to the UK is up by eight per cent on the previous year. The tourism industry, which is a major contributor to the British economy, took a downturn after the events of September 11th and the war in Iraq, but the latest figures from the… Read more »
