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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 politics.co.uk staff Ed Miliband has announced he will stand against his brother to be leader of the Labour party during a speech to the Fabian Society. No other contenders apart from Ed and David Miliband have yet emerged in the race, but John Cruddas, Andy Burnham and Ed Balls are also expected to run…. Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Labour MP and former Treasury minister Stephen Timms has been stabbed during a surgery. The member for East Ham has been taken to hospital after the incident in east London. The assault took place at a regular constituency surgery in the Becton Globe library in Newham. Mr Timms was taken to Newham… Read more »
