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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… 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 »
