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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Welcome to politics.co.uk’s As-It-Happens page. Here you can keep up to date with major parliamentary debates, press conferences or news events in real time. This event is now over, but you can see how it happened below. Reporters are taking their seats as the appointed hour approaches. And the man himself appears… Mr Brown gets… Read more »

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Ray Lewis, the former deputy mayor for young people, has been dropped from an evidence session of the home affairs committee following allegations about his past. London mayor Boris Johnson will now attend the session, where he is due to be grilled by MPs on policing and crime in the capital, with his deputy mayor… Read more »