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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »

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Attorney general says he will not bow to political pressure on paedophile sentencing
Sentencing probe ‘will not be politically influenced’

The attorney general last night signalled he would not bow to political pressure to increase the sentence on a man who sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl. A spokesman confirmed Lord Goldsmith is looking at the case of Craig Sweeney, a convicted paedophile jailed yesterday for life but who could be out in five years, to… Read more »