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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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Govt energy policy in peril as deal falls through
Govt energy policy in peril as deal falls through

British Energy’s takeover of French-owned EDF is looking increasingly unlikely today, bringing the government’s energy policy to crisis point. The deal was central to government’s plans for new nuclear power stations, which were to be funded through the sale. The nuclear generating firm has been in talks with EDF, but today British Energy announced there… Read more »

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Council sifted through peoples' bins
Council caught sifting through peoples’ bins

Islington council is being accused of a massive invasion of privacy after it admitted sifting through the rubbish of around 1,000 homes to find out how much people were recycling. The council says permission was not required and therefore not sought, but the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, Emily Thornberry, said it was… Read more »