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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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The London leader of the British National party (BNP) has been forced to deny claims that he made a gay porn film in his youth. Richard Barnbrook, leader of the 11 BNP councillors in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, made a movie at art school which shows naked men frolicking by a river. According… Read more »
The government has set itself up for a standoff with the judiciary after insisting a ruling allowing nine Afghan hijackers to stay in Britain was “inexplicable”. John Reid said the government would appeal yesterday’s high court decision that nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane to fly them to Britain should be granted permanent… Read more »
