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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Two of Britain’s most famous national monuments could be hit with strike action on the summer solstice – June 21. Hadrian’s Wall and Stonehenge are set to be the scene for industrial action over pay and job cuts. Workers at English Heritage are preparing to walk out, according to union Prospect. It says staff have… Read more »
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has joined calls for the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Burma’s military government is holding Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi under house arrest. Suu Kyi has spent nine of the last 16 years in prison or under house arrest for campaigning against the military junta… Read more »
