Terrorism
UK-based membership of the Swiss assisted dying centre Dignitas has grown by 50% in the last five years, new figures show. In 2024, there were 2,231 members of non-profit Dignitas (full name DIGNITAS – To live with dignity, die with dignity) compared to 1,430 in 2019. Membership – a prerequisite to having an assisted death… Read more »
Tom Gordon MP has put forward an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill to reduce the deadline for the Government to introduce assisted dying from four years to three. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision have welcomed the amendment. The first draft of the Bill set the maximum time the Government could take… Read more »
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The government is more important than the legal system when it comes to the fight against terrorists, the lord chancellor has said. “In overcoming terrorism, policy must come first, the law second,” Lord Falconer said in a speech in London. “By this I mean that whilst the response must be lawful the policy makers not… Read more »
One of the men arrested in last week’s counter-terrorism raid in Birmingham has been charged with plotting to kidnap and kill a member of the British armed forces. Parviz Khan is one of five men charged by police for offences under the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006, and are all set to appear before Westminster… Read more »
