The British Association for Shooting and Conservation in Northern Ireland (BASC NI) has called for the Ministerial Directive that limits the number of firearms that a registered firearms dealer may hold, to be scrapped. BASC NI’s recommendation, outlined in a survey response to the Department of Justice (DoJ), is that the number of firearms a… Read more »
The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff A decision not send in another 2,000 troops to Afghanistan was made for political reasons, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has claimed. Mr Clegg alleged that an army request for an extra batch of troops was turned down, and that troops were operating in a “political vacuum”. “I think we are putting… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A Tory MP is furiously denying claims he hired an au pair using his parliamentary expenses, following another damaging revelation. Jonathan Djanogly, the shadow solicitor general, said the woman in question worked as a cleaner but did not provide childcare. The Telegraph says the student placed an advert for an au pairs… Read more »
