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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Des Browne called for more Nato troops in Afghanistan
Fighting Taliban ‘harder than expected’

The strength of the Taliban in Afghanistan had been underestimated by Britain and Nato, the defence secretary has admitted. Des Browne told the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) that fighting the Taliban was “even harder than we expected”, but insisted that achieving peace in the region was not “mission impossible”. The defence secretary promised “success”… Read more »