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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Tory leadership hopefuls David Davis and David Cameron today began the first of 11 hustings as they strive to win over undecided party members across the country. This morning they engaged in a head-to-head debate in Leicester, after which Mr Davis proclaimed himself confident, telling World at One: “The collective view seems to be that… Read more »
Britain’s prisons are failing to provide proper care for prisoners with hepatitis C and HIV, a new study from the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) finds. The report, carried out in conjunction with National Aids Trust (NAT), reveals that about a third of prisons have no HIV policy, one in five have no hepatitis C policy… Read more »
