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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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Straw condemns Egyptian envoy killing

Jack Straw has strongly condemned the killing of the Egyptian envoy to Baghdad and urged Middle Eastern countries to continue supporting the transitional government in Iraq. The foreign secretary said the killing of Ihab el Sherif, who was abducted last weekend as he was buying a newspaper, was a “most terrible and barbaric act”. Terrorist… Read more »

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Clarke: Website terror claim ‘serious’

A statement posted on a website claiming responsibility for the London terrorist attacks is being treated as “serious”, home secretary Charles Clarke has said. He said that while no lines of inquiry were being closed off at this stage, particular attention was being paid to comments on an Arabic site blaming the British government’s actions… Read more »