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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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Northern Ireland votes on future
Northern Ireland votes on future

Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls today to decide the formation of the new power-sharing executive. From 07:00GMT this morning, 1.1 million eligible adults will have the chance to cast their ballot by single transferable vote on the Stormont initiative, the keystone of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. The devolved administration was suspended… Read more »

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Nine charged over Istanbul bombings

A security court in Turkey has charged nine men with ‘belonging to, aiding and abetting an illegal organisation’ in relation to last week’s bombings in Istanbul. The attacks on the British Consulate and an HSBC bank branch killed at least 28 people and were seen as being directly aimed at Britain. Groups thought to be… Read more »