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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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SNP leader Alex Salmond has accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of hiding the truth about the Government’s future plans for the Barnett formula. The SNP says the Government is keeping secret material requested under the Freedom of Information Act on the formula, which governs the proportion of government spending allocated to Scotland. Scottish nationalists want… Read more »
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given the go-ahead for a free afternoon or evening paper to be distributed to London commuters. The announcement follows an OFT investigation into the rights of Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Metro and the Evening Standard, which has in the past claimed the exclusive right to… Read more »
