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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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Prison population 'mushrooming out of control'
Prison population ‘mushrooming out of control’

Population levels in English and Welsh prisons are completely out of control, a campaign group has said. The Prison Reform Trust warns today that the human and financial cost of prison growth and overcrowding are now too great to bear. New Ministry of Justice figures show that two thirds of prisons in England and Wales… Read more »

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Calls for reduction in drink-driving limit
Calls for reduction in drink-driving limit

The government is facing calls for a severe reduction in the amount people can drink before getting behind the wheel of a car. Research has found that six out of ten male drivers and four in ten female drivers will get in a car after drinking alcohol. As a result, the charity Brake has called… Read more »