BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
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Iran’s hardline Governing Council has defended the barring of prospective liberal candidates in next month’s parliamentary elections. Iranian hardline Islamic leaders are standing by the decision to turn down 3,000 of the 8,200 candidates for the February 20th elections, despite the intervention of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Council said many of the… Read more »
Downing Street will breathe a sigh of relief on hearing the news that several key backbench Labour rebels have said they will drop their vocal hostility to university top-up fees, after the government made a series of concessions. Former Culture Secretary Chris Smith yesterday said he would back the Higher Education Bill, which allows universities… Read more »
