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Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »
MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
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Tony Blair today defended the right of India to have nuclear weapons while condemning North Korea’s ambitions to do the same. Speaking after a meeting with Indian prime minister Manmoham Singh, Mr Blair insisted “proper functioning democracies” did not pose the same threat to international peace and security as countries such as North Korea. The… Read more »
Britain will be pushing for sanctions against North Korea following news that it has carried out a first test of nuclear weapons, the foreign secretary has said. Margaret Beckett described the test – which is in defiance of UN security council resolutions – as a “highly irresponsible and provocative act”. Members of the security council… Read more »
