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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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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 »
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 »
