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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 Liz Stephens The final judicial ruling made in the House of Lords ruled in favour of clarifying the laws on assisted suicide. In their last judgment in the upper house, the law lords ruled the law was not as clear and precise as it should be. The ruling was on the case of Debbie… Read more »

By Alex Stevenson Concerns remain over the future of legal aid as it celebrates its 60th anniversary today. An alliance of organisations representing solicitors and lawyers remains locked in conflict with the government over how to provide the service, which offers free legal advice to those unable to afford it for themselves. Introduced on July… Read more »










