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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The retirement age must be raised to 68 to pay for pensions, or future generations will pay the price with a 4p rise in income tax, John Hutton has warned today. The work and pensions secretary stressed that a gradual increase in the state pension age from 65 to 68 can be agreed now to… Read more »
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has confirmed she has been questioned by police investigating the cash for honours affairs. She stressed she was not interviewed under caution but as a “witness to their inquiry”, and aides said they did not expect her to be questioned again. Ms Hewitt is the first serving cabinet minister to be… Read more »
