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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Labour’s Derek Wyatt, chair of the Commons all-party Internet Group, is to introduce a ten-minute rule bill to highlight the problem of cybercrime. Mr Wyatt is calling on the Government to update the 1990 Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and to increase the number of penalties contained in the Act. He wants denial of service attacks… Read more »
The treatment of young recruits by the UK’s armed forces has been sharply criticised by the Commons Defence Select Committee. The committee said the armed forces had “failed to grasp the nettle of the duty of care” for young recruits and urged them to reconsider recruiting people under the age of 18. It recommended that… Read more »
