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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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Some schools are already showing the effects of the current financial downturn, a new survey claims. The report published by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) today looked at over 2,000 staff working in independent schools around the UK and found that a fifth reported fewer pupils than last year. Fifty-four per cent of… Read more »
Children’s secretary Ed Balls will today face questions over the failings of social services at Haringey council. The case, which led to the death of 17-month-old Baby P last year, gained national media attention last week after the boyfriend of the baby’s mother and their lodger were found guilty of “causing or allowing” the infant’s… Read more »
