Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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Tory leadership hopefuls David Davis and David Cameron today began the first of 11 hustings as they strive to win over undecided party members across the country. This morning they engaged in a head-to-head debate in Leicester, after which Mr Davis proclaimed himself confident, telling World at One: “The collective view seems to be that… Read more »
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 »

