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BASC responds to general election announcement

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election to be held on 4 July. This is undoubtedly an important election for shooting and conservation. Shooting plays a key role in the economy and the conservation and management of the countryside, and any incoming government will have to be alert to the needs of… Read more »

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Jersey votes to legalise assisted dying

The States Assembly of Jersey has voted to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people. In a landmark vote, Jersey’s politicians have voted in favour of compassion, autonomy, and the rights of people who are dying. Humanists UK and Channel Islands Humanists have welcomed the historic vote. A significant majority of 31 Assembly members vote… Read more »

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Bentley: What the successful RGF bid means for us
Bentley: What the successful RGF bid means for us

Carmaker Bentley has won one of the 119 successful bids for regional growth fund money announced today. Chairman and chief executive Wolfgang Dürheimer explains what it means for the company:

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No more ministers, MPs plead

The coalition government has appointed an excessive number of ministers because it wants to increase its control over the Commons, MPs have claimed.