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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Britain’s prisons are failing to provide proper care for prisoners with hepatitis C and HIV, a new study from the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) finds. The report, carried out in conjunction with National Aids Trust (NAT), reveals that about a third of prisons have no HIV policy, one in five have no hepatitis C policy… Read more »
The European Union has offered France up to ?50 million to help with regeneration following two weeks of violence and unrest. EU commission president Jose Manuel Barroso wrote to French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, saying “credits” had been rescheduled in order to send money to help rebuild France’s inner-cities. Mr Barroso told Europe One… Read more »
