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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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Tony Blair has described Iraq as a “noble mission” and warned it was “important for the world” that Britain and the US succeeded in creating a democracy there. The prime minister was speaking in a press conference with US president George Bush, where both men admitted the situation in Iraq was “tough” and “daunting” but… Read more »
Tony Blair will today fly to Washington for talks with George Bush, as a key report urged a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq within 18 months. The Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan committee of senior US statesmen, said most American troops should leave their combat role by early 2008 and also urged greater cooperation… Read more »
