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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 politics.co.uk staff Child detention could be phased out by the spring, a report has suggested. Families with children who are liable for removal from Britain are currently detained at the Yarl’s Wood detention centre, a practice the coalition has pledged to end. Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has called child detention a “moral outrage”… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Firsthand accounts of elderly patients’ terrible treatment have been published by the Patients’ Association (PA). Serious failings of nursing care, poor communication with relatives and an ineffective complaints handling system are outlined by the document, Listen For Patients, Speak Up For Change. Chief executive Katherine Murphy said it was a “scandal” and… Read more »
