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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Efforts by Burma’s military junta to help people in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck a week ago have been criticised by the foreign secretary. David Miliband said aid efforts by the country’s officials have been “inadequate to the scale of the disaster” and warned the situation is turning into a “humanitarian catastrophe… Read more »
The Conservative party is set to win the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, a new poll suggests today. Conducted by ICM on behalf of the Mail on Sunday, results from the survey saw 43 per cent in favour of the Tories and 39 per cent for Labour in the north-west constituency. Not only does this represent… Read more »
