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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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Plans announced today will allow around 550,000 women to top up their missed national insurance payments through a one-off payment. Work and pensions secretary James Purnell proposed an amendment to the pensions bill which will allow people to buy up to an additional six years of voluntary national insurance contributions, over and above those permitted… Read more »
Public sector workers look set to initiate a day of industrial action over a two per cent pay gap. Last night the national executive committee of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) agreed the first stages of what it says is a “programme of national industrial action” challenging the government’s anti-inflationary policies. It argues… Read more »
