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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Thousands of public service workers across the country start a 48-hour walkout today. Up to 85,000 civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in England, Wales and Scotland could stop work over a proposed 2.6 per cent pay rise. Job centres and benefit offices are expected to run a skeleton service over… Read more »
At least 40 people have died in a road accident in southern Uganda after a fuel tanker exploded. Police said the fuel tanker truck burst into flames when it collided with a minibus. The minibus driver had decided to overtake several vehicles and ran into the truck. The tanker swerved across the road, hitting two… Read more »
