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 difficulty in scanning elderly people’s fingerprints could compromise the government’s ID cards scheme, a leaked report has revealed. The Biometrics Assurance Group – a collection of industry figures, academics and Whitehall officials who advise minister on biometric technology – says it is “hard to obtain good quality fingerprints” from people over the age of… Read more »
New laws threatening five years jail time for driving while “avoidably distracted” come into force on Monday. Previously the maximum sentence for those convicted of causing death by careless, uninsured or unlicensed driving was a maximum £5000 fine and penalty licence points. The new laws follow advice from independent Sentencing Guidelines Council last month and… Read more »
