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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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One in three of Britain’s beaches were too dangerous to use this summer because of water pollution, the government had admitted. Monitoring data from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reveals 35 per cent of Britain’s 207 beaches failed to meet European guidelines for water quality this summer. Exceptionally wet weather in… Read more »
North-west Conservative MEP Den Dover has been expelled from the Tory party and looks set to face a criminal investigation after an inquiry found him guilty of expense abuses. Mr Dover, who was previously MP for Chorley, was ordered to repay £500,000. The expulsion comes a day after David Cameron withdrew the whip from Mr… Read more »
