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During last night’s late night sitting in the House of Lords, running beyond 2am, peers voted to allow women to continue to access abortion services at home. Prior to Covid, women were required to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills. But since then, they have been able to receive the pills by post. The… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
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UK politicians have defended Gordon Brown’s decision to boycott this weekend’s EU-Africa summit in protest at Robert Mugabe’s attendance. The prime minister has said he will not sit down at a table with the Zimbabwean leader due to his human rights record, although the UK will still be represented at the summit. Mr Brown’s decision… Read more »
The British teacher jailed in Sudan for naming a teddy bear Muhammad is to be freed. Two Muslim peers have secured the release of Gillian Gibbons after meeting with Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Lord Nazir Ahmed flew to the country at the weekend for a series of “difficult” negotiations with Sudanese… Read more »
