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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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Opposition to the Government’s controversial anti-terrorism plans has begun to harden. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have taken the unusual move of tabling a joint motion against the bill and civil liberties groups have reacted with outrage describing the measures as draconian. On Tuesday, Home Secretary Charles Clarke told the Commons that the Government… Read more »
A new report has questioned the effectiveness of random drug testing in schools, calling for further evidence on their probable impact. While both the Prime Minister and Tory leader Michael Howard have voiced their support for random drug tests in schools, a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation argues that their proliferation should not be… Read more »
