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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Drug resistance of STI 'spiralling'
Drug resistance of STI ‘spiralling’

The antibiotic resistance of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea has spiralled, according to new research published today. The report, published in the Lancet, shows that almost one in ten cases in England and Wales are resistant to the key antibiotic used to treat the infection. The findings – which show that the rate of… Read more »

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Blair dismisses dossier claims
Blair dismisses dossier claims

The Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed as ‘completely absurd’ allegations that a government report on Iraq’s purported weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was rewritten for political purposes. The allegations arose from comments made to the BBC by an unnamed senior British official, who reportedly claimed that a document on Saddam Hussein’s weapons capabilities was… Read more »