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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Inspections at the country’s private schools are continuing to improve, according to a new report. The Independent Schools Inspectorate, which inspects around half of the UK’s private schools has made “significant improvements” to the quality of the school reports it produces, finds Ofsted. But it notes that in 20 per cent of inspections there is… Read more »
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has announced that Tanzania is to become the first developing country to have its debt written off under the international finance facility. Britain is expected to meet a tenth of the cost of the impoverished country’s debt repayments to the World Bank. The Tanzanian government said the £50 million… Read more »
