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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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Charles Clarke has praised the work of police and security services in the wake of the London bombings but said it would be “absolutely foolish” to suggest the risk had been eliminated. Speaking following a meeting with Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair, the home secretary said investigations into the July 7th and July 21st… Read more »
The number of deaths by alcohol has gone up by almost one fifth in the last four years in England and Wales, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show. In some parts of the country, the increase was almost 50 per cent, although London experienced a drop of 4.2 per cent over the… Read more »
