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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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New proposals unveiled by the Government today aim to improve the quality of pharmacies and increase local access to them. Local dispensing chemists are to be protected from full competition by the main supermarket chains. The government rejected a recommendation from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to completely lift restrictions on the number of… Read more »
The Royal Mail has announced that 280,000 letters a week are lost or delayed and claimed that it was a sign of major improvement for the company. The figure represents a 50% fall in the number of letters lost or delayed each week and Royal Mail’s chief executive, Adam Crozier welcomed the improvement but accepted… Read more »
