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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What is likely to be the last-ever Waterloo Cup hare coursing event begins today in Altcar, Merseyside. Animal rights demonstrators are expected at the three-day annual event which sees hares pursued by greyhounds. The Waterloo Cup has been moved forward a week from its traditional date in order to evade the ban on hare coursing… Read more »
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said that the results of the Iraqi elections have set Iraqi firmly on a democratic path. Provisional results of the January 30 elections show that the Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) backed by Iraq’s leading cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, won 48 per cent of the vote. A coalition of… Read more »
