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BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
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MPs have attacked the Government’s medicines watchdog for failing to do enough to protect patients. The Commons public accounts committee has said the Medicines Control Agency’s efforts to improve patient safety were lacklustre and accused the agency of failing to gather information on the side-effects of drugs and not doing enough to inform patients about… Read more »
The European Union has thrashed out an agreement to radically reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The deal follows three weeks of talks and will see the end of the subsidies paid to farmers for how much produce they grow. The CAP has been criticised by many for rewarding farmers for overproducing and creating Europe’s… Read more »
