Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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Estonia has massively backed membership of the European Union. Results from Sunday’s referendum in the ex-Soviet country found two-thirds of voters in the 1.4 million populated country backed accession. The Central Election Commission said 66.9 per cent of ballots approved of EU membership in the Baltic state. Those against held 33.1 per cent of the… Read more »
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that killing Yasser Arafat was a real alternative to exiling the Palestinian Authority President. Mr Olmert told Israeli radio that Ariel Sharon’s government was determined to punish the perpetrators of terror and Arafat was on its hit-list. “We are trying to eliminate all the heads of terror,… Read more »
