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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Reykjavik, Iceland. The county was one of the first victims of the financial crisis
MPs attack FSA over Iceland investment

By politics.co.uk stafff The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should investigate the advice councils received which led them to invest in Icelandic banks, an influential committee of MPs has found. The communities and local government select committee wants the FSA to take a more active role in the advice which led to local authorities having £1… Read more »

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Territorial Army training cuts abandoned
Brown retreat on TA training cuts complete

By Alex Stevenson An intervention against proposed Territorial Army training cuts from No 10 has resulted in another humiliating U-turn for the government. Gordon Brown spoke to defence secretary Bob Ainsworth and chief of the general staff General Sir David Richards yesterday before agreeing to scrap a proposed £20 million reduction. Conservatives are hailing the… Read more »