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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Solstice strike threatened

Two of Britain’s most famous national monuments could be hit with strike action on the summer solstice – June 21. Hadrian’s Wall and Stonehenge are set to be the scene for industrial action over pay and job cuts. Workers at English Heritage are preparing to walk out, according to union Prospect. It says staff have… Read more »

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Straw calls for Suu Kyi’s release

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has joined calls for the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Burma’s military government is holding Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi under house arrest. Suu Kyi has spent nine of the last 16 years in prison or under house arrest for campaigning against the military junta… Read more »