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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 »
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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The charity ChildLine has warned that greater attention needs to be paid to eating disorders among children. It has published a report which shows that around 1,000 children and teenagers ring the helpline each year with concerns about eating disorders. It is estimated that over a million people in the UK suffer from eating disorders… Read more »
Robin Cook and Clare Short have given evidence on the first day of a select committee which will examine whether the Government misled the public about the extent of the evidence it had against Saddam Hussein. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is investigating claims that ministers overstated reports that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction… Read more »