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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 Belfast man has lost his High Court bid to clear his name of allegations that he was a British Army spy in the IRA codenamed ‘Stakeknife’. Freddie Scappaticci, 59, had gone to the High Court in Belfast in an effort to force the Government to state that he was not the spy in the… Read more »
Liberian factions are due to sign an agreement that will see an interim government established for the war torn country. Weeks of talks are set to conclude this afternoon with an agreement for a power sharing government. This comes after fighting in the capital saw the national leader Charles Taylor ousted from power. Peacekeepers have… Read more »
