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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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UK-Russian relations took another step backwards today as David Miliband reaffirmed his commitment to the British Council’s future in Russia. The foreign secretary said he was taking alleged harassment against British Council employees in Russia “very seriously”. He was responding to reports that Russian government and security service officials had been asked to speak to… Read more »
British politicians have attacked Russia’s order to the British Council to close down all operations outside of Moscow in the new year. The Russian government has told the non-governmental organisation to close its offices in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg from next year. The latest move marks a continued decline in relations between Russia and the… Read more »
