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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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“Tough decisions” on which sports and athletes to fund are needed if UK sport is to build on its achievements in Athens. That is the conclusion of a National Audit Office (NAO) report into the returns elite athletes, and British sport by extension, have reaped from large amounts of Lottery funding. It concludes that whilst… Read more »
A female prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party last night survived a de-selection vote of no-confidence. Following the two-hour meeting at her local Conservative association, Anne Jobson will go on to contest the Labour-held seat of Chatham & Aylesford in Kent. Jonathan Shaw MP has a 4,340 majority in the constituency. She is latest… Read more »