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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Livingstone warns pay as you throw plans 'flawed'
Livingstone slams ‘disastrous’ bin taxes

Government plans for ‘pay as you throw’ bin taxes are “flawed” and would not work in the capital, the mayor of London has said. Ken Livingstone has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to warn plans to charge households for excessive waste would be a “disaster” in London. His intervention… Read more »

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Benn stopped from backing 'pay as you throw'
Brown halts controversial bin taxes

Downing Street has been accused of halting plans for a ‘pay as you throw’ bin tax in a bid to avoid further criticism. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was expected to give the go-ahead today to local councils to impose charges on ordinary household rubbish as an incentive for households to… Read more »