Legal profession
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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By politics.co.uk staff Civil servants have won their court battle to maintain a deal on redundancy payments. The High Court ruled yesterday that the government’s attempts to cut back on payments to civil servants who have been let go was unlawful. Mr Justice Scales said the cost-cutting rule changes must be undone because the Cabinet… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Mark Collett, a senior official of the BNP, has been arrested for making threats to kill party leader Nick Griffin. Mr Collett, 29, the party’s head of publicity, was detained by police last week after Mr Griffin and other party members spoke to police, making allegations about a plot to kill him…. Read more »
