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Tomorrow, MPs will vote for the first time on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – the first vote on assisted dying in the Commons in nearly a decade. Introduced by Kim Leadbeater MBE, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, the Bill will allow adults who are terminally ill with six months or… Read more »

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is urging supporters of sustainable shooting to take immediate action in response to a petition by Wild Justice calling for a ban on grouse shooting. Many newly elected MPs may be unfamiliar with the environmental, social and economic benefits sustainable grouse shooting delivers, leaving them open to… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has evaded revealing his view on whether Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi should have been freed by the Scottish government. The prime minister was confronted with the issue at a joint press conference with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, after studiously avoiding commenting over the weekend. He focused his comments on… Read more »

By Liz Stephens Some parts of the UK have such high levels of crime they now resemble gritty urban American drama ‘The Wire’, the shadow home secretary has warned. Mr Grayling argued in his speech that the poorest parts of Britain are now interchangeable with the background of the hit TV show, which realistically portrays… Read more »










