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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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Duncan comments ‘worry’ watchdog – and Cameron

By politics.co.uk staff Comments from Alan Duncan about MPs being forced to live on rations are “particularly worrying”, according to the former sleaze watchdog. The shadow Leader of the House also suffered the humiliation of having leader David Cameron rebuke him in public for the comments today. Sir Alistair Graham said people struggling through the… Read more »

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The combined pension deficit of FTSE 100 index firms stood at £80 billion at the end of June this year.
End of the road for final-salary pensions

By Liz Stephens Nearly a quarter of FTSE 100 companies will be unable to pay off their pension deficits, a report has claimed. The report by accountancy form KPMG says 22 per cent of major firms will not be able to make the necessary payments. Final-salary pension schemes are now at “tipping point” with many… Read more »