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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

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 »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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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Hilary Benn's department has weak financial management procedures
Defra budget ‘out of control’

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been described as a “financial basketcase” after auditors criticised its budgets. A National Audit Office (NAO) report into the department, headed by Hilary Benn, says it will “take time” for it to make vital improvements to its financial management. It says the management board… Read more »

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Hutton maintains industry wants to build new nuclear plants
Hutton: “Strong” interest in new nuclear power stations

The government’s plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations have moved a step forward. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has already confirmed it will make its sites available for developers wanting to build a new generation of nuclear power stations. Today it appealed to interested parties to state what assets they are interested… Read more »