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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 »
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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Chancellor Gordon Brown addressed the TUC Congress this afternoon, defending the tough economic decisions of the last six years and insisting that the government is determined to press ahead with public sector reforms. He claimed that the government’s ‘long term’ approach to the economy was necessary to sustain the stability that makes social and industrial… Read more »
Two men have been prevented from boarding a plane at Stansted Airport today after knives were found in their hand luggage. Essex Police said the men were trying to board a Ryanair flight to Oslo in Norway. It is not clear whether the two men were travelling together or if they have any links to… Read more »
