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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New Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is preparing for her first speech since taking over at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). Ms Kelly is due to address a delegation of educational figures at the North of England conference, to be held in Manchester on Thursday. She is expected to place parental responsibility at the… Read more »
The IRA has said today that photographs of it decommissioning its weapons would be a “humiliation” and are “unachievable”. In its New Year message it also accused the unionists of a “rejectionist approach”. Negotiations for a restoration of devolved government broke down at the beginning of December, after the DUP and Sinn Fein were unable… Read more »