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GM ban would be 'illegal'
GM ban would be ‘illegal’

The Environment Minister, Michael Meacher, has warned that the Government may have to allow the commercial growing of genetically modified crops despite widespread public concern about their safety. Mr Meacher told BBC Radio 4’s ‘Farming Today’ programme that a ban on GM crops would be illegal if the science was to find that there are… Read more »

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Terror suspects appeal against detention without trial
Terror suspects appeal against detention without trial

The first set of appeals by people who have been detained without trial in the UK under the new terrorism powers are to be heard in the Court of Appeal today. The appeals are against powers brought in by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, which allow the detention… Read more »