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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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UK airline BMI British Midland is to axe 1,500 jobs out of its 4,500 workforce by 2005, in a major cost-cutting exercise labelled blue sky, designed to save 100 million pounds per year. BMI, which owns a fleet of 41 aircraft, has pledged the cuts will not necessitate redundancies, stressing jobs would go through ‘natural… Read more »
Reports are coming in that a device, thought to contain explosives, has been found onboard a passenger aircraft at an airport in Italy. According to Ancona police the device, reportedly disguised as a cigarette pack, was found hidden in a life jacket under a seat on an Alitalia plane, which had flown into Ancona from… Read more »
