News

Featured
BASC logo
BASC welcomes sensible delay to muirburn licensing rollout

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »

Featured
Humanist UK logo
Humanists UK comment: Assisted Dying Bill passes House of Commons

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »

Latest articles

News
Bodies handed over to UK authorities in Iraq identified as two British men taken hostage in Baghdad in May 2007
PM leads condolences over Iraq hostages

Gordon Brown has expressed his “very severe condolences” to the families of two British men whose bodies were handed over to UK authorities in Iraq on Friday. Today the two bodies were identified as Jason Creswell and Jason Swindlehurst, two out of five men taken hostage two years ago in Baghdad. “It is with deep… Read more »

News
MPs will vote for the next speaker tomorrow
Expenses claims of speaker hopefuls revealed

The Sunday Telegraph has revealed the expenses claims of candidates seeking to be elected speaker on Monday. The paper, which holds files that have not been redacted or blacked out, has reported on the claims of Labour candidates Margaret Beckett and Parmjit Dhanda, Liberal Democrat hopeful Sir Alan Beith and the Conservatives running for the… Read more »