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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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Victims of the near-collapse of Equitable Life in 2000 should receive compensation, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has decided. In a report into how the government handled its oversight of Equitable Life, Ann Abraham found ten cases of maladministration over a decade and demanded a government apology. The report – entitled Equitable Life: a decade of regulatory… Read more »
The government hopes to make its computer systems carbon neutral within four years. Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson revealed plans to make the energy savings through a range of measures including switching off desktops outside working hours, reusing equipment as much as possible and auditing data centres and server use. With information and communications technology… Read more »
