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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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Video: Mandelson custard attack

Watch below for a video of the attack by Plane Stupid protestor Leila Deen in slow motion. The business secretary was hit by the green custard as he walked towards a low-carbon economy conference in central London. To read the full article on the attack click here. Speaking to the BBC after the attack, environmental… Read more »

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British couple die at euthanasia clinic in Switzerland

By politics.co.uk staff A British couple who were both suffering from terminal cancer have ended their lives together at a voluntary euthanasia clinic in Switzerland, their family have confirmed. Peter and Penelope Duff, from Bath, died at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich last week. Mr Duff, 80, was suffering from colon and liver cancer and… Read more »