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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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The incident may have come too late to affect the Tories' chances of success tonight
Crewe Tories lose 8,000 voters’ data

Conservative campaign workers for tonight’s Crewe and Nantwich by-election has lost the personal information of 8,575 voters, throwing the party’s campaign into disarray. The data protection watchdog is set to investigate the incident after the names, addresses, voting intentions, financial status and phone numbers of the voters was made public. The incident occurred after campaign… Read more »

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Lugovoi extradition ‘no longer an issue’

The British government has given up its efforts to extradite the man suspected of murdering former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, an expert has suggested. One year has passed since the crown prosecution service (CPS) recommended Andrei Lugovoi be charged with the murder of Mr Litvinenko, who died from polonium-210 poisoning on November 23rd 2006. Russian… Read more »