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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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The Conservative party is to decide the fate of an MEP who compared the German president of the European Parliament to Hitler. Euro MP Daniel Hannan compared the German president of the European legislative body Hans-Gert Poettering’s move to limit protests in the chamber to an act which gave Hitler increased powers. Mr Hannan told… Read more »
Middle East quartet envoy Tony Blair has said he believes that a peace deal between Israel and Palestine could “definitely” be reached this year. In an interview with the Times newspaper, the former prime minister said solving the longstanding confrontation would help boost moderate forces in the region and that an agreement between the two… Read more »
