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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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The government will rush emergency legislation through the Commons today as it seeks to override a law lords ruling on witness anonymity in criminal proceedings. Last month an Old Bailey trial collapsed following the ruling that defendants are entitled to know who is testifying against them. The decision put the government’s policy of allowing witness… Read more »
Prisons which consistently fail to cut reoffending should be put under community control and turned into ‘foundation prisons’, a report by left-of-centre thinktank Progress suggests today. The new prisons would operate by having their board of governors placed under the control of an external organisation with a strong track record in cutting reoffending. The proposal… Read more »
