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 »
Latest articles
The campaign to get Britain to vote no in a referendum on the European Constitution has launched today. In preparation for the referendum, expected in 2006, the Vote No campaign is joining forces with the Centre for a Social Europe to launch campaign literature, a new website and new polling on the EU Constitution debate…. Read more »
The chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers, has described the care afforded to children at immigration detention centres as “seriously deficient”. She found that the Tinsley House facility near Gatwick had no dedicated child protection officer and failed to carry out the correct security checks on staff. In a separate report, she described the childcare… Read more »
