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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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All three party leaders enjoyed power in 2010
The year in review – part one

2010 began with an attempted coup against the prime minster and ended with riots in Parliament Square. Ian Dunt reports on a cataclysmic year in British politics. This is the first part of a special two-part feature – come back tomorrow for our concluding feature analysing election year 2010 It was snowing, the sort of… Read more »

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DfID's spending on education programmes overseas is not being properly scrutinised for value for money, say MPs
Aid budget ‘needs more scrutiny’

By politics.co.uk staff The money Britain spends on overseas development to promote education isn’t being properly scrutinised for value for money, MPs have said. The influential public accounts committee argued that with the upcoming rise in the budget for international development, the need to properly assess the impact of its spending would only increase. Committee… Read more »