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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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The replica cwell will be set up in the courtyard of St Martins in the Field, in Trafalgar Square
Death row cell for Trafalgar Square

By politics.co.uk staff Activists are setting up a life-sized death row cell in Trafalgar Square to highlight the plight of a British citizen awaiting execution in Texas. Linda Carty has been sentenced to die by lethal injection for ordering the murder of Joana Rodriguez, but campaigners highlight a number of inconsistencies and errors in the… Read more »

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Albert Dock in Liverpool, in the 1980's. The history of Liverpool is blighted by unemployment.
Liverpool and Manchester top jobless list

By politics.co.uk staff More young people grow up in workless households in Liverpool and Manchester than anywhere else in the UK, according to new research from the Prince’s Trust. The research found that one in three children in the cities had parents who did not go to work, compared to one in six elsewhere. The… Read more »