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The Isle of Man has this morning become the first part of the UK and Crown dependencies to pass an Assisted Dying Bill. Humanists UK and its assisted dying coalition partner My Death, My Decision Isle of Man has welcomed the historic vote. The Bill will make assisted dying available to adult Isle of Man… Read more »
The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Parliament. The group, organised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has been established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions. This includes issues such as improving the health and wellbeing of staff… Read more »
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Foreign prisoners held at an open prison are being moved to a more secure place after a number of them walked off, it has emerged. The Prison Service said the inmates had been moved from Ford prison in Sussex after an internal review revealed a “high abscond level at Ford among this group of prisoners”…. Read more »
A civil servant at the Home Office has been suspended after information on the foreign prisoners row was apparently withheld from the home secretary. John Reid yesterday told the home affairs select committee that of the 1,019 foreign prisoners released without being considered for deportation, four murderers and 23 other serious offenders were now in… Read more »
