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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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Help for memorial visits
Cash boost for war widows

Visiting the grave of a loved one will now be easier under a new package of financial support from the Government. The Government will now fund the full cost of a visit to the grave of a husband or wife who fell whilst on military service overseas between 1914 and 1967. Rather than the bodies… Read more »

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Rising prosperity for the UK - but rich benefit most
UK wealth gap grows

A new report has found a widening gap between the haves and have-nots in Britain since Tony Blair came to office. A study of disposable weekly income by the Office for National Statistics entitled Focus On Social Inequalities found the gap had grown between the richest and poorest since 1997. Measuring impacts on health, education,… Read more »