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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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Government challenged for allowing US flights carrying arms to Israel through UK airports
Govt challenged in court over Israel arms flights

The government is today being accused of “aiding and abetting” breaches of international law by allowing US flights carrying arms to Israel to use UK airports. The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is launching a court action against the Civil Aviation Authority, the Foreign Office and the defence secretary for what it claims is their… Read more »

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Tony McNulty says eastern European workers are benefiting the economy
450,000 eastern Europeans working in UK

Almost 450,000 workers from the ten countries that joined the EU in 2004 have come to work in the UK, new figures reveal. Home Office research finds that 447,095 eastern Europeans have taken advantage of the right to work in the UK since May 2004, almost two thirds of them from Poland. This is considerably… Read more »