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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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Rushdie questions faith-based solution to extremism

The government’s focus on faith-based groups and schools will not help deal with Islamist extremism in Britain, novelist Salman Rushdie has said. In an interview on BBC radio, Mr Rushdie said most people of Muslim faith had a range of political and social interests other than their religious beliefs and the government would do well… Read more »

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Carnival sends message of defiance to terrorists

Revellers at the Notting Hill Carnival have shown terrorism will never triumph, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said. Speaking as half-a-million partygoers flocked to the 41st Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, Sir Ian Blair said the capital’s defiant spirit would “endure and prevail”. Sir Ian said Europe’s biggest street festival had gone off “very well”… Read more »