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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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The High Court has ruled that insurance company Equitable Life can proceed with a negligence claim against nine ex-directors. Justice Langley said on Friday that Equitable could press on with its £3.3 billion claim. He said that the directors had put forward some strong arguments, but added, “I do not think they were so powerful… Read more »
A battle between American soldiers and Iraqi gunmen took place overnight in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala. Three US soldiers and nine Iraqis died in the gunfight, which involved Iraqis guarding a senior Shi’ite cleric and a joint patrol of US and Polish peacekeepers. Karbala has been under a 21:00 local time curfew since… Read more »
