A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is advising members to remain vigilant for signs of avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, in both wild bird populations and kept birds this winter. The advice is being issued following two confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, one near to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire (highly pathogenic)… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens Baroness Thatcher has returned home after spending two weeks in hospital for a broken left arm. The ex-prime minister, 83, had a pin inserted in her arm and spent two weeks recovering in London’s Chelsea and Westminster hospital before being discharged today. Waving, with her right arm, to reporters and well wishers… Read more »
By Liz Stephens There will be no new spending plans set out by the government before the next general election, Lord Mandelson suggested today. In a move that seems to tie the chancellor’s hands over spending, the business secretary said: “The spending period currently operating in government stretches beyond the next election and therefore it… Read more »
