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 politics.co.uk staff BP petrol stations across London are being targeted by Greenpeace as the energy giant announced the biggest ever quarterly loss in Britain. BP lost $17 billion in the three months to June as it faced huge clean-up costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. Its chief executive Tony Hayward is… Read more »
The National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower comments on the final debates on the academies bill in the Commons: