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 government’s focus on faith-based groups and schools will not help deal with Islamist extremism in Britain, novelist Salman Rushdie has said. In an interview on BBC radio, Mr Rushdie said most people of Muslim faith had a range of political and social interests other than their religious beliefs and the government would do well… Read more »
Revellers at the Notting Hill Carnival have shown terrorism will never triumph, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said. Speaking as half-a-million partygoers flocked to the 41st Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, Sir Ian Blair said the capital’s defiant spirit would “endure and prevail”. Sir Ian said Europe’s biggest street festival had gone off “very well”… Read more »
