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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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The world must take action on climate change or risk plunging into a major economic crisis, a landmark report warned today. Nicholas Stern’s 14-month review into the financial costs of global warming finds it could cost up to one per cent of the world’s output to stem the rise in greenhouse gases and stop the… Read more »
Britain’s radioactive waste will be buried underground but councils will not be forced into accepting it, the government announced yesterday. Environment secretary David Miliband said there would be a “participation and benefit package” for those local authorities that agreed to take waste in their areas, but stressed: “We are not seeking to impose radioactive waste… Read more »
