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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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Archer arrives home
Archer arrives home

Disgraced Tory peer Lord Jeffrey Archer has returned home from prison, having served two years and two days of his four-year sentence. He walked out of the gates of Hollesley Bay open prison near Woodbridge, Suffolk, early this morning, two years after being sentenced to four years imprisonment for perjury and perverting the course of… Read more »

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Details of Kelly inquiry announced
Details of Kelly inquiry announced

The inquiry into the tragic suicide of Iraq arms expert Dr David Kelly will be carried out “urgently”. The judge heading the investigation into the weeks leading up to Dr Kelly’s death said that the inquiry would be carried out mostly in public. Lord Hutton was appointed to head an independent inquiry after the Ministry… Read more »