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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British troops have used white phosphorous but only as a “smokescreen” and never against civilians, John Reid has admitted. The defence secretary was speaking after US forces admitted to using the substance, which burns down to the bone on contact with the skin, in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Although both the British and American… Read more »
Tony Blair has listed his wife’s income from speaking engagements and her book promotion tour on the register of MPs’ interests. The prime minister said it was right to include details of Cherie’s speeches in the US, Australia and New Zealand as they “included some discussion of my wife’s life in No 10 Downing Street”…. Read more »
