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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One hundred blood donors have today been notified by the Department of Health (DoH) that they may be carrying vCJD. The warnings are being made as a precautionary measure after three patients who received blood from the donors in 1993/4 died of the human form of mad cow disease. As a public health safeguard the… Read more »
Tony Blair today defended the British security services against claims they severely underestimated the terrorist threat to the UK ahead of the London bombings. A document from the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre (JTAC), leaked to the New York Times, claimed there was no imminent threat of attack on Britain. Published just three weeks before the… Read more »
