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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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Defence Secretary John Reid is today attending a memorial service for the ten servicemen who died when their Hercules plane crashed in Iraq. He will be accompanied by senior military officers at the service in Salisbury Cathedral, close to the RAF Lyneham base where eight of the men had been stationed. The crash, in January,… Read more »
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said last night that merging some of England and Wales’ 43 police forces would be considered as part of policing reforms in Labour’s third term. He told chief police officers that it had become clear that some aspects of the current set up “are not fit for purpose”. He said: “I… Read more »
