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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Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled the biggest changes to incapacity benefits “since Beveridge”. Under plans designed to help one million people currently claiming incapacity benefit into work, he said there would be more money for those who take up the help on offer and less money for those who refused to cooperate…. Read more »
Another outbreak of Foot & Mouth remains possible, according to a National Audit Office report into the 2001 Foot & Mouth outbreak. It warns that Foot & Mouth is still common in many areas of the world and international trade and travel raises the prospect of another outbreak “at any time”. Defra is praised for… Read more »
