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During last night’s late night sitting in the House of Lords, running beyond 2am, peers voted to allow women to continue to access abortion services at home. Prior to Covid, women were required to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills. But since then, they have been able to receive the pills by post. The… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens. Anti-war protests are taking place in London today as a controversial arms fair gets underway. The Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition began at the ExCel centre in the Docklands today. Protests took place at ExCel, in the City and also in Westminster. The biannual event – which is flagged as… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Home secretary Alan Johnson struck a relieved note after the convictions of three men over the transatlantic terror plot. Following the convictions of Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Assad Sarwar, 29, on the charge of conspiracy to activate bombs disguised as soft drinks, Mr Johnson said the case underlined… Read more »