The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Several defence repair sites are to close with the loss of up to 2,000 jobs, the government has announced. Armed forces minister Adam Ingram told the Commons it was “with great regret” he delivered the news, but that it was necessary for the modernisation of the armed forces to make them “fit for the 21st… Read more »
The government is gearing up for a battle over controversial legislation to allow on-the-run terrorist suspects back to Northern Ireland, to be published today. The new bill would put in place a judicial process whereby fugitives convicted before the Good Friday agreement in 1998 could return home without serving a day in prison. It has… Read more »
