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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 »
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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By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown is to feature in an episode of foul-mouthed US animation South Park. He follows in a long line of celebrities to feature in the show, which is now in its 13th season. The episode in question will concern the credit crunch, with the prime minister coordinating global plot to steal… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson and Jonathan Moore Tamil protestors around Westminster broke through police lines and refused to end their disruptive demonstration on roads around parliament today. Around 3,500 Tamils gathered throughout the day two weeks after a similar demonstration against the lack of a permanent ceasefire between Sri Lanka’s government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists…. Read more »
