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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 Ian Dunt Gordon Brown started his holiday in the Lake District today, while business secretary Lord Mandelson told journalists he did not plan to enter Number 10 while running the country. It is the third year Mr Brown has holidayed in the UK. He used to spend summer breaks in Cape Cod in the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The woman who lost her job as director of children’s services in the wake of the Baby P scandal has had her legal challenge against the dismissal fast-tracked. The news comes as the identity of the mother of Baby P, together with that of her boyfriend and tenant, was revealed for the… Read more »
