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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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The government’s controversial tough stance on asylum-seekers could boost the BNP by encouraging voters to think “xenophobic” parties can be trusted, a Labour MP has warned. In a strong criticism of the Home Office, Michael Connarty, MP for Falkirk East, told the BBC’s “Good Morning Scotland” that there were “serious problems” with the government’s immigration… Read more »
The head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has said Tony Blair’s claim that Saddam Hussein had laboratories for developing weapons of mass destruction was unfounded. In the interview with the British Forces Broadcasting Service, Mr Blair said: “The Iraq Survey Group has already found massive evidence of a huge system of clandestine laboratories,… Read more »