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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 »
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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By Liz Stephens An independent poll of voters has revealed that more than half are now in favour of scrapping nuclear weapons. The results, published in The Guardian newspaper today, mark a U-turn in public opinion. Worries about the levels of public spending and the impact of defence cutbacks on troops in Afghanistan may be… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Lords handed another defeat to the government last night, as peers ignored its opposition to independent commissioners for terror suspects. An amendment tabled by Lord Lloyd of Berwick which suggested having commissioners oversee the way those arrested on terror offences are dealt with by police was passed by 145 votes to… Read more »
