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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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Government insists it is doing all it can to secure release of five Britons kidnapped in Iraq one year ago
Negotiations with Iraq kidnappers ‘ongoing’

The government has insisted negotiations to free five Britons held hostage in Iraq for exactly one year are still ongoing. The families of the hostages are marking the anniversary by launching a joint appeal for their immediate release. All the hostages are civilian contractors who were abducted when armed men stormed the Iraqi ministry of… Read more »

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Plans to reform North Sea oil taxation were announced yesterday
Tories on offensive over car taxes

The government’s support for expanded nuclear energy plans and simultaneous hints at a deferral of the 2p increase in fuel duty have prompted criticism from the Conservatives. Shadow chancellor George Osborne said the government was failing to provide the “stable and certain” tax policies required in times of economic difficulty. Yesterday prime minister Gordon Brown… Read more »