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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

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 »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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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Poll finds majority of Scots back independence
SNP boosted by independence poll

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has received a major boost ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections as a poll finds more than half of voters now back independence. An ICM poll for the Scotsman finds 52 per cent of Scottish voters would like an independent Scotland, the highest level of support since the survey began… Read more »

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Rows over future of London 2012 Olympic stadium was one reason the chairman quit
Olympics chief quit ‘over local politics’

The London 2012 Olympics have been dealt a serious blow after the former chairman said he quit the project because of political squabbling. Jack Lemley, 71, resigned as chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) two weeks ago, publicly citing a desire to get back to his international construction company. But in an interview with… Read more »