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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The government’s compensation scheme for coal miners suffering poor health cost more than £1 in administration for every £2 paid out, it has emerged. MPs reveal the findings in the public accounts committee’s report on the coal health compensation scheme, begun by the then-Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1998. Since courts ruled the… Read more »