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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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Two men are being held in conjunction with a huge bomb found in a van in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Police are examining the 1200lb device that was primed and ready for detonation when it was discovered. The bomb was found after police noted a suspicious looking van at around 06:15 BST yesterday. Officers found the… Read more »
New figures published today by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) show that there has been no improvement in punctuality on British railways over the last 12 months. A fifth of all trains are not arriving on time and passenger complaints are significantly up. The Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has called the figures ‘disappointing’ but claims… Read more »
