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 Ian Dunt A Conservative government would remove the anti-war camp set up outside parliament, Tory leader David Cameron has confirmed. Brian Haw has camped in Parliament Square for eight years now in protest at Britain’s foreign policy. He has survived numerous legal attempts to remove him. But the Tory leader said enough is enough…. Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The last of nine staff at the British embassy in Iran was released yesterday, the government has confirmed. Hossein Rassam had been held by Iranian authorities for three weeks on suspicion that Britain was deliberately stoking up unrest in the wake of the recent disputed presidential election. Eight others had been arrested… Read more »
