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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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Explosion heard near British Basra HQ
Explosion heard near British Basra HQ

An explosion has been heard near British Army HQ in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The explosion took place about 200 metres from the entrance to the base of the 19th Mechanised Brigade, according to a British Army spokesman. According to eyewitness reports, two cars were wrecked in the blast. No casualties were reported…. Read more »

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Massive car bomb kills 85 at Shiite mosque
Massive car bomb kills 85 at Shiite mosque

A massive car bomb has killed a reported 95 people and wounded more than 150 others near the shrine of the Imam Ali in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq on Friday. Among the dead was a Shiite Muslim political leader. Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim was the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic… Read more »