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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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Education secretary Alan Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to replace Tony Blair as leader of the Labour party and prime minister. The MP for Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle will instead be standing to become deputy leader and supporting Gordon Brown in the leadership race. “It is, of course, a matter for the… Read more »
The NHS is set to lose £94 million by the end of the financial year, the Department of Health (DoH) has predicted. Just three months ago DoH figures predicted the health service would have an £18 million surplus by the end of the 2006-07 financial year. And the news that the health service has slipped… Read more »
