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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Education watchdog Ofsted has graded 16 childcare providers “outstanding” in a new report. More than 1,000 reports detailing the quality of childcare across the UK have been published today, the first since a radical shake-up of Ofsted’s inspection system in April 2005 which introduced the new grades of outstanding, good satisfactory or inadequate for childminders…. Read more »
The government should do all it can to secure a British opt-out from a new European directive on the sale of vitamins and minerals, the Conservatives have said. Shadow health minister Simon Burns condemned today’s decision by the European court of justice to uphold the tightening of the rules governing the sale of supplements as… Read more »
