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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 House of Lords has launched an almost universal attack on the government’s 42-day detention plans in its first day of reading in the second chamber. Peers had been widely expected to reject the proposals and send them back to the Commons, but yesterday speech after speech lambasting the arguments for increased detention gave some… Read more »
The Mugabe regime will face a new round of sanctions imposed by the UN, it has been announced. The US and UK have prepared a draft resolution imposing the sanctions on the Zimbabwean president for discussion at the UN security council in New York. The move follows sustained international criticism of the June 27th runoff… Read more »
