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BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls today to decide the formation of the new power-sharing executive. From 07:00GMT this morning, 1.1 million eligible adults will have the chance to cast their ballot by single transferable vote on the Stormont initiative, the keystone of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. The devolved administration was suspended… Read more »
A security court in Turkey has charged nine men with ‘belonging to, aiding and abetting an illegal organisation’ in relation to last week’s bombings in Istanbul. The attacks on the British Consulate and an HSBC bank branch killed at least 28 people and were seen as being directly aimed at Britain. Groups thought to be… Read more »
