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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Gordon Brown launches online English tuition
Brown pushes English as global language

Gordon Brown today launched a new campaign to make English the world’s “common language of choice”. To facilitate Britain’s linguistic global dominance, the prime minister has launched an international ‘teach yourself English’ website. Mr Brown said: “In total, two billion people worldwide will be learning English by 2020. But there are millions more on every… Read more »

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Violence continues in Kenya
Tories seek confirmation on Kenya and Pakistan from Miliband

The Conservatives have called on foreign secretary David Miliband to come before the Commons next week to set out the UK’s position on Kenya and Pakistan. In a letter to Mr Miliband, shadow foreign minister David Lidington has called on the government to ensure urgent action is taken in both countries as violence continues to… Read more »