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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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Global markets showed tentative signs of recovery today, in a further indication that Gordon Brown’s financial package may prove effective. The package has been replicated, in one form or another, across the world – most notably by European and American leaders. But stock market shudders over the last two days forced observers to question whether… Read more »
Northern Rock has been aggressively repossessing the homes of those who cannot afford to pay their mortgages, charities have said. It has been reported the bank is 2.5 times more likely to repossess a home as other banks. In the first six months of the year 3,710 properties were repossessed by Northern Rock -the equivilant… Read more »
