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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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Workless household numbers jump
Recession worsens for workless households

By politics.co.uk staff The number of households with no adults working has jumped at its fastest year-on-year rate since Labour came to power in 1997, new figures show. The Office of National Statistics said the percentage of households in which no adults worked was up by 1.1 per cent from a year earlier to 16.69… Read more »

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Britain's high-speed rail link hopes to rival France's TGV
North-west in line for high-speed link

By Alex Stevenson Britain’s second high-speed rail line will head up the north-west coast before forking to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Network Rail has announced. The Scottish capital will be reached from London in just over two hours under the high-speed link, while the journey time from central London to central Manchester will be cut to… Read more »