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The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
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A bill to set up a British version of the FBI was one of a number of bills to become law on Thursday. The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which had its clause to create the offence of incitement to religious hatred removed, will also crack down on drug gangs, people traffickers and fraudsters…. Read more »
St Peter’s Square in Rome was packed full of hundreds of thousands of mourners saying their final farewells to Pope John Paul II, this morning. The Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, Prince Charles and US president George Bush were among the hundreds of dignitaries who sat at the front of the square… Read more »
