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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 »
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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People caught possessing cannabis for a second time will be given an £80 fine instead of a warning, the Home Office has confirmed. The move comes as the government launched a robust defence of its decision to reclassify the drug back to class B. “While cannabis has always been illegal, reclassifying it to a class… Read more »
One in ten people who have successfully claimed money from the employment tribunal system do not receive their compensation. Employment tribunals have no powers to enforce payments and around 1,500 claimants a year are refused their compensation by employers. “The ability of rogue employers to ignore tribunal judgements with impunity seriously undermines the credibility of… Read more »
