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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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A diet rich in vitamin C may reduce the risk of stroke, particularly among smokers. Research from the Netherlands found those with the lowest vitamin C content in their diets were 30% more likely to have a stroke than those with the highest amount. Smokers eating high vitamin C diets were more than 70% less… Read more »
Newly crowned Tory leader Michael Howard has announced his shadow Cabinet. Oliver Letwin moves into Mr Howard’s former post of shadow chancellor and David Davis slides into Mr Letwin’s vacated position as shadow home secretary. Michael Ancram maintains his place as shadow foreign secretary. The shadow cabinet has been almost halved in size to just… Read more »
