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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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Italy pledges to stay in Iraq while Bush plans rapid handover
Italy pledges to stay in Iraq while Bush plans rapid handover

The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged that despite the killing of 18 Italians in Iraq yesterday his country will not withdraw its troops. On Wednesday 12 Italian carabinieri, four Italian soldiers, two Italian civilians and five Iraq children were killed when a tanker truck packed with explosives smashed into an Italian paramilitary installation… Read more »

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Police to apologise for shooting
Police to apologise for shooting

The Chief Constable of Sussex police is to make the unprecedented move of apologising to the family of a man who was shot dead by officers in 1998. Chief Constable Ken Jones is to travel to Liverpool to apologise to the family of James Ashley, who was shot during an armed police raid on his… Read more »