BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
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The Daily Telegraph’s story about George Galloway’s alleged receipt of monies from Saddam Hussein’s regime was “tremendously important” for the public interest, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Newspaper executive Neil Darbyshire gave evidence on the third day of the Glasgow Kelvin MP’s libel action against the newspaper. Mr Galloway is suing The Telegraph over… Read more »
The French President Jacques Chirac said the Iraq war and the ousting of Saddam Hussein have made the world a more dangerous place. Mr Chirac, who starts his two-day state visit to Britain on Thursday, said the war in Iraq had increased terrorism. Speaking on the eve of his visit, he commented: “To a certain… Read more »