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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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The US Secretary of State Colin Powell is paying a flying visit to Israel and the West Bank today in an attempt to rescue the faltering Roadmap peace plan. Mr Powell will hold talks with both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to try and persuade them to implement the… Read more »
Despite mounting diplomatic pressure, Burma’s, also known as Myanmar, pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Chi spent her 58th birthday on Thursday incarcerated in Yangon’s inhospitable Insein prison. Burma’s military leadership refuses to budge on her release, despite overtures from America and Britain. Its government blames the Nobel pace laureate for inspiring violent disturbances in the… Read more »
