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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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Lord Scarman dies

Lord Scarman, who chaired the investigation into the Brixton riots has died at the age of 93. His report, which found that both the local community and the police were to blame for the three days of disturbances which swept Brixton and spread to northern cities such as Liverpool, is now widely credited with bringing… Read more »

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Eldest son succession would go under monarch reform bill

A new bill has been published that would see the law of male primogeniture, whereby the eldest son inherits the throne, abandoned. The move – which would allow older sisters to inherit the throne – is part of a new bill that attempts to modernise and reform the monarchy. There is most definitely no suggestion… Read more »