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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 is urging more 17 and 18 year olds to sign up to its education maintenance award (EMA) scheme. Introduced national wide in September as an attempt to curb the post-16 drop out rate, figures released this morning from the Department of Education and Skills indicate that more than a quarter of a million… Read more »
The BMA has this morning warned that closures of science departments are placing the future of UK medicine in jeopardy. Exeter University is currently embroiled in a high profile dispute over the closure of their chemistry department, with the parents of some students affected threatening to sue. But it is not the only chemistry department… Read more »