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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Around 20,000 trainee teachers have had to retake numeracy tests, according to figures released in a parliamentary answer. The figures also reveal the average number of attempts made to pass the exam has shot up by 16 per cent since 2001. “As the number of applicants being accepted on to teaching courses rises, we need… Read more »
Peter Mandelson, or to give him his new name, Lord Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool, faces his first select committee grilling since returning from Brussels this week, with an appearance in front of the business and enterprise committee on Tuesday. On the one hand, he hasn’t been in the post long enough to have done… Read more »
