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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Blair called upon to ‘clarify position’

One of Tony Blair’s former defence and foreign ministers has called on the government to admit they may have been wrong over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Doug Henderson suggested that, following Condoleezza Rice’s admission that the world may never know exactly what weapons Iraq possessed, the government should take the opportunity to tell the… Read more »

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West on the brink of asbestos disease epidemic
West on the brink of asbestos disease epidemic

The West is on the brink of an asbestos disease epidemic, according to doctors writing in the British Medical Journal. According to forecasts, 100,000 people will die from mesothelioma, a malignant cancer, in the next 25 years. “The peak of the epidemic is expected in 2015 to 2020 when the death rate is likely to… Read more »