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The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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Children’s Minister Margaret Hodge has apologised to a man that she labelled ‘extremely disturbed’ in a letter to the BBC. The BBC has been investigating abuse of children in Islington, a council that Ms Hodge led in the 80s. The issue has dogged her time as children’s minister, and she wrote to the Corporation about… Read more »
Prince Edward’s wife, the Countess of Wessex, has been reunited with her daughter, six days after the Royal baby was born by emergency Caesarean section. Sophie is recovering at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, while the baby, who has not yet been named, has been treated at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London. She was… Read more »
