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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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The government will reboot its child protection system in response to the death of Baby P in Haringey. Ed Balls, children’s secretary, will later announce an overhaul of the Children’s Trust Boards (CTB) set up after the death of Victoria Climbie. Currently, only some local authorities have a CTB. Under the new plans they would… Read more »
Legal advice given to Tony Blair on the eve of war with Iraq was “fundamentally flawed”, according to one of the UK’s most respected legal experts. Lord Bingham, a former law lord, said the advice had two major flaws. He said: “It was not plain that Iraq had failed to comply in a manner justifying… Read more »
