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Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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Climate change could see temperatures reach 12C higher on the hottest summer days by the end of the century, a major report out today has found. Environment secretary Hilary Benn told the Commons the UK had to adapt now to prevent this scenario, envisaged by the UK Climate Projections 2009 report’s ‘high’ greenhouse gas emission… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A criminal trial without a jury will take place for the first time ever in England and Wales after an appeal court judge authorised it. The decision follows concerns of alleged jury “tampering”. Lord chief justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by allowing a trial to go ahead with only a judge…. Read more »
