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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Some local council offices will open today in an attempt to push through last-minute applications to extend existing alcohol licences, the BBC reports. Businesses have until midnight on Saturday to apply for an automatic extension to provide alcohol, hot food and entertainment after closing time at 11pm, but it is estimated that almost 50,000 firms… Read more »
Bankruptcies have hit a 45-year high, according to new figures from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Analysts attribute the increase to a large rise in mortgage repossessions and bad debts being reported by numerous consumer lenders. Today’s figures reveal 15,394 individual insolvencies in England and Wales between April and June this year, the… Read more »
