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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Key Blair aide Lord Levy arrested over perversion of justice
Levy arrest sparks claims of a cover-up

Lord Levy, the prime minister’s chief fundraiser and personal envoy to the Middle East, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. It is the second time the peer has been arrested by police investigating the cash-for-peerages row – last July, he was arrested in connection with the sale of honours. He… Read more »

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John Hutton says lone parents should be helped to work
Lone parents could be forced to work earlier

Lone parents on benefits could be forced to look for work earlier under new government plans intended to cut child poverty. Work and pensions secretary John Hutton said it was “not good enough” that a third of these people moved straight on to incapacity benefit or other support when their children reached 16, and they… Read more »