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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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Brown: Economic success depends on science

Britain’s future economic success depends on making better use of its cutting-edge scientific research in areas such as genetic experimentation and stem cell research, Chancellor Gordon Brown today. And he vowed to make “any necessary reforms” in his quest to make Britain one of the world’s most attractive environments for business and a world leader… Read more »

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Kilroy to target Labour seat
Kilroy-Silk to contest Erewash seat

Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. The seat is currently held by Labour’s Elizabeth Blackman, a former teacher who won the constituency in 1997 with a 6,932 majority. Erewash has long been a marginal constituency and had been held by the Conservatives since 1970. Mr Kilroy-Silk… Read more »