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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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David Davis has admitted his Cabinet career is almost certainly over. Asked on the BBC’s Question Time whether he would return to the Cabinet, Mr Davis initially dodged the question, but then, with alarming honesty, said: “I made a calculation before I did this that it would cost me certain things. “One was my career… Read more »
European Union leaders will defer a final decision on the stalled Lisbon treaty until October, a memorandum due later today is expected to confirm. Prime minister Gordon Brown and foreign secretary David Miliband are in Brussels attending the EU council meeting, which comes in the wake of Ireland’s ‘no’ vote in its referendum last week…. Read more »