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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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Individuals held on intermittent custody orders will be able to vote in the upcoming general election. Sentenced prisoners are banned from voting under the Representation of the People Act 1983, but the principle dates back to the Forfeiture Act of 1870. The Home Office’s pilot scheme for intermittent custody sees people imprisoned for either just… Read more »
SNP leader Alex Salmond has demanded a review of test firing practises for depleted uranium shells after it was revealed a local fisherman had discovered a partial shell in the Solway Firth. Speaking at a press conference in Dumfries, Mr Salmond unveiled a letter from Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram supposedly admitting that four ‘essentially… Read more »
