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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 Migrant groups reacted furiously to plans to deport children back to Afghanistan today. The UK Border Agency wants to set up £4 million ‘reintergration centres’ in Afghanistan, according to the Guardian, to which unaccompanied asylum seeker children can be sent. The centres would help satisfy EU regulations insisting that unaccompanied child asylum… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The introduction of coalition government has put satire in “intensive care”, Sir David Frost has said. The veteran political TV presenter made the comments in the Radio Times as he publicised his forthcoming BBC 4 documentary ‘Frost on Satire’. “What about the future of political satire here in the UK under our… Read more »