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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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Tony Blair last night insisted he was “101 per cent” behind the decision to launch an anti-terror raid on a house in east London last week. One man was shot in the dawn operation, which involved about 250 police officers, and has subsequently been arrested. His brother is also in custody, although both deny being… Read more »
The government must stop meddling with the NHS and accept that its costly reforms have failed to improve patient care, a consultants’ leader will warn today. Paul Miller, chairman of the British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) consultants committee, will warn “bad policies and shocking incompetence” have led to major deficits and subsequent job cuts in the… Read more »
