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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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Security alert at Whitehall

The area around Whitehall was evacuated this lunchtime for approximately half an hour following the discovery of a “suspicious package”. A double-decker bus is thought to have been at the centre of the low-level security alert, issued by the Metropolitan police shortly before 12:00 BST. All pedestrians and traffic passing through Parliament Square were redirected… Read more »

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Cameron concedes Tory ‘opportunism’

The Conservatives have been guilty of opportunism in opposing government policies simply for the sake of opposition, the shadow education secretary has conceded. Stepping up his bid for Conservative party leadership, David Cameron said the party had veered away from its true ideological path in opposing measures such as tuition fees and foundation hospitals. “I… Read more »