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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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International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn, today revealed he is planning to join the anti-poverty march in Edinburgh next week. Mr Benn also hinted that heavyweight Cabinet colleagues such as the Chancellor Gordon Brown could be in attendance in what would be a show of public/political solidarity. The Make Poverty History demonstration on July 2 in… Read more »
A senior MEP has called for the Government to rethink its policy of making failed asylum seekers from Zimbabwe return to the authoritarian state. Labour’s Richard Howitt has questioned the Government’s claims that it is safe for asylum seekers to return to Robert Mugabe’s regime. Mr Howitt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “What the… Read more »
