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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By Alex Stevenson Sweeping reforms across government are needed to improve the safeguarding of children in the wake of the Baby P case, Lord Laming’s review has concluded. A national safeguarding delivery unit reporting directly to Cabinet, more training for frontline social workers and better cross-government integration are among the measures called for. The government… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Britain should pay China £40 million after its aid programme agreement ends in 2011, MPs have recommended. A new report accepts that the Department for International Development’s (DfID) aid partnership should end as planned in two years. But despite acknowledging that China is a middle income country with significant financial reserves, the… Read more »
