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Tuesday 25 June will mark a decade since the historic judgement that ruled against the right to die. The ruling of R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice made on 25 June 2014 by the Supreme Court, found it was up to parliament to decide on the matter of assisted dying. Humanists UK would like to… Read more »
In light of new investigatory powers granted to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Animals (SSPCA), the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Police Scotland and the Crown Office, urging them to closely monitor and guard against the potential for bias in any evidence gathered by the… Read more »
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Young people convicted of minor criminal offences should be kept out the criminal justice system, the Liberal Democrats have said. The party message is that custody should only be used as a last resort and that offenders should instead be made to appear before a panel of local people to apologise and pay for the… Read more »
Parents are being encouraged to give their child the MMR vaccine by senior figures in the government who fear a rise in measles deaths across the country. Letters have been sent to primary care trusts today by the chief medical officer, urging them to offer the MMR vaccine to every child up to the age… Read more »
