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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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A planned increase for flood defences should be introduced immediately rather than being deferred for three years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. After this summer’s devastating floods left large areas of England underwater, prime minister Gordon Brown announced a rise in annual flood prevention funding from £600 million to £800 million. The increase… Read more »
Sharon Hodgson, Labour MP for Tyne and Wear, says free, hot meals for all school children would help cut obesity and reverse health inequalities. The biggest challenge in public health is to ensure that we are educating children across the country about their health and how it affects their lives. My constituency suffers from health… Read more »
