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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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EU summit held ‘in good spirit’

European leaders reached “broad agreement” on the where the EU should be going at yesterday’s informal summit, the prime minister said last night. Tony Blair insisted that despite the last council of ministers meeting ending in acrimony over the EU budget, yesterday’s discussions – which did not cover future financing – were held “in good… Read more »

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Iran’s remarks ‘completely unacceptable’

Tony Blair has described as “completely and utterly unacceptable” the Iranian president’s call to “wipe Israel off the map”. Speaking after yesterday’s meeting of EU leaders at Hampton Court, the prime minister said he felt a “real sense of revulsion” at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks. His words came as, in an unusual intervention, UN secretary general… Read more »