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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »
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Police officers who colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland will be “properly and rightly dealt with”, the prime minister has declared. This week’s police ombudsman’s report detailing how members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Special Branch protected paramilitary informers said prosecutions were unlikely because so much evidence had been destroyed. But Tony Blair… Read more »
Police officers in Northern Ireland protected their loyalist informants from investigations into ten murders in the 1990s, a damning new report has found. A three and a half year investigation by police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan finds collusion between certain officers with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Special Branch and an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) unit… Read more »
