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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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Senior British army figures may have misled MPs over the use of interrogation techniques in Iraq, it has been revealed. The joint committee on human rights has highlighted discrepancies in the evidence they received from senior military officers and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the interrogation techniques, which include hooding and stress positions. The… Read more »
Barack Obama is in Britain today to meet senior politicians on the final leg of his diplomatic tour. The presumptive Democratic nominee arrived in Britain late on Friday night and is set to meet prime minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and former prime minister Tony Blair today. He is expected to answer questions… Read more »
