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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The leader of the Catholic church last night waded into the general election debate by seeming to suggest that Catholics should vote Conservative over the issue of abortion. Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor commended Tory leader Michael Howard’s comments at the weekend that he would reduce the legal limit for having an abortion from 24 to 20 weeks…. Read more »
The sisters and partner of Robert McCartney are taking their campaign to have his killers brought to justice to Washington today. The six women have blamed the IRA for the murder in a Belfast pub on January 30th and one of them accused Sinn Fein of covering up the crime. They are due to present… Read more »