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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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Newspaper group Trinity Mirror has announced that it is to cut 550 jobs to try to create a ‘stronger and better performing company’. The group also plans to sell its Northern Ireland newspaper division after the announcement of a six-month strategic review of the company. These announcements come after the company revealed its first-half profits… Read more »
The CIA raised serious objections to several claims in the September dossier on Iraq’s capacity to launch lethal weapons, the Foreign Office admitted yesterday. The CIA raised questions over Iraq’s capacity to deploy chemical and biological weapons within “45 minutes” and the claim that Saddam Hussein had tried to buy uranium from Africa, officials told… Read more »
