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 current oil-for-food scandal gripping the United Nations shows the organisation “needs to put its own house in order”, the Conservatives said today. Shadow foreign secretary Liam Fox said the accusations of corruption levelled at the former head of the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq were serving only to strengthen the hands of its critics…. Read more »
Terror suspects could face a pre-trial hearing behind closed doors under new proposals under review by the Home Office. A department spokeswoman confirmed the measures were being considered as part of the government’s toughening up of anti-terror legislation and administrative powers. The details of the new preliminary hearings have yet to be decided but reports… Read more »
