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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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Disadvantaged children not receiving funding?
Poorest pupils ‘not getting govt funding’

Disadvantaged schoolchildren in England are only receiving around half the funding they are supposed to because of local authority spending decisions, a report says. Researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies say town hall planners are distributing some of the funding allocated by central government towards disadvantaged schoolchildren in ways which benefit all pupils. As… Read more »

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The committee wanted people to face severe penalties for using disabled parking
Action urged on those using disabled parking

Action should be taken against able-bodied people who park on disabled parking bays, a committee of MPs has said. The transport committee found the only national company which consistently fined people abusing its disabled bays was Asda. The MPs called on the government to find out whether those car park operators who fail to enforce… Read more »