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The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »
BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
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With 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) staging their second walkout across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, minister for health and secondary care Will Quince has called the action “unjustifiable and unnecessary”. He said: “My message to the unions is clear, these strikes are unjustifiable and unnecessary. The government accepts… Read more »
With judges at Britain’s high court set to rule at 10.30am on Monday whether the UK’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal, shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Jonathan Ashworth has criticised the plan, saying: “Clearly it’s not working as a deterrent as the government promised us”. Speaking to GB… Read more »
