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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 USA is postponing the trial of two British terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, the UK government has said. According to the Prime Minister’s official spokesman, the White House will announce details of the postponement in a statement later today. British citizens, Moazzam Begg and Feroz Abbasi, are currently facing a US military tribunal… Read more »
The Prime Minister has announced that the Ministry of Defence will hold an independent inquiry into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly if the body found today proves to be his. The Prime Minister was told of the news whilst on a flight from the US to Tokyo. Dr Kelly was the… Read more »
