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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has welcomed the Syrian confirmation that its troops will begin to fall-back from part of Lebanon – but said that this should only be the start. The Lebanese defence minister Abdel Rahim Mrad said that Syria is to begin to pull its troops out of Lebanon, initially moving them to the… Read more »
Funding for the UK’s biotech industry, which includes stem cell research and DNA based medicines, will rise to over £1 billion over the next three years. The money has been allocated from the already announced £10 billion science budget. In addition to the £1 billion for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, £1.5 billion… Read more »
