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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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Two Royal Navy aircraft carriers will be delayed by two years, defence secretary, John Hutton has announced. In a statement to MP’s Mr Hutton said construction would proceed at a slower pace to protect jobs for longer as the defence budget tightens. The shipbuilding project, due to begin next March, will cost £4 billion. The… Read more »
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is “throwing away millions” of tax payers money on poorly designed private finance initiative (PFI) projects, according to national audit office (NAO) statistics released today. Tim Burr, head of the National Audit Office, said “The department needs to be more alert to the risks that can emerge once the project… Read more »
