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Chefs have been ordered to stun lobsters before boiling them instead of cooking them conscious as they traditionally do. From March the 1st "the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted" the Swiss government has said.

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Strathclyde University academics Professor Aileen McHarg and Dr Christopher McCorkindale have backed the Scottish government over the competence of the EU Continuity Bill after submitting evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution Committee which said they “consider that the Continuity B

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Difficulties could be created if Scotland alone in the UK forges ahead with a new system for legal recognition of acquired gender, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government is looking to introduce a self-declaration system for legal gender recognition, removing the need for app

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The UK government is facing calls from opposition MPs to allow the backdated publication of Northern Ireland political donations from January 2014. Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith has alleged that the government is "doing the DUP's dirty work" by moving the date of publication from 2014

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The arbitration clause in the agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law as it removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law. In 1991 the former Cze

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Germany's equality commissioner has sparked a national controversy by suggesting the word "fatherland" in the German national anthem should be replaced by a gender-neutral term. The suggestion comes weeks after Canada passed legislation amending the phrase "in all thy sons command" in the Canadian n

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A campaigner who challenged a Scottish local authority’s decision to grant planning permission for a new development within a world heritage site has had his appeal dismissed. Simon Byrom raised judicial review proceedings against Edinburgh City Council over concerns about the potential impact of

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