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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

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 »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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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Annan calls for end to hostilities in Liberia
Annan calls for end to hostilities in Liberia

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on all the parties involved in the current violent clashes in Liberia to cease hostilities and ensure that civilians are not targeted. Fighting in the country’s capital Monrovia has intensified over the last few days as rebels close in on the city centre in their campaign against President… Read more »

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PM and aide decline select committee appearance over Iraq role
PM and aide decline select committee appearance over Iraq role

Spin supremo, Alastair Campbell, the PM’s director of communications, and the PM himself have both refused to give evidence to an influential select committee on whether the government deliberately ‘sexed up’ intelligence reports on Iraq’s capacity to launch WMD strikes within 45 minutes, prior to the US-led war against Saddam Hussein’s regime. Both will decline… Read more »