Terrorism
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 US politicians have reacted with scorn following a report into London’s involvement in the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. A group of senators have called for a full independent inquiry into links between a £500 million oil deal, pressure from the Libyan government and the Scottish government’s decision to release Megrahi… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff US officials feared Tory ministers’ lack of experience in government could damage their counter-terrorism approach, the latest leaked diplomatic cables have revealed. Wikileaks’ latest revelations concern US attitudes to Britain’s counter-terrorist approach. They come as home secretary Theresa May presides over the police investigation into car-bomber Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, who lived in… Read more »
