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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International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn, today revealed he is planning to join the anti-poverty march in Edinburgh next week. Mr Benn also hinted that heavyweight Cabinet colleagues such as the Chancellor Gordon Brown could be in attendance in what would be a show of public/political solidarity. The Make Poverty History demonstration on July 2 in… Read more »
A senior MEP has called for the Government to rethink its policy of making failed asylum seekers from Zimbabwe return to the authoritarian state. Labour’s Richard Howitt has questioned the Government’s claims that it is safe for asylum seekers to return to Robert Mugabe’s regime. Mr Howitt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “What the… Read more »
