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Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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A teenager was charged last night with the murder of a man found dead in his home, police have confirmed. Police found 54-year old Edward Smith dead at Fentham Road, Erdington, Birmingham at 09:30 GMT Monday morning, following a tip-off. Police said the cause of death was asphyxia and the man had been strangled. The… Read more »
Finance sector union Amicus today will press MEPS to back a deeper inquiry into the “outsourcing” of call centre jobs to India and other Asian countries. Amicus said it wanted the inquiry to be more comprehensive than the study announced last week by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt. Consequently, it would be asking Theo… Read more »
