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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 director of news at the Ministry of Defence, Pam Teare, has defended the department’s treatment of the late Iraq arms expert Dr David Kelly. Appearing before the Hutton Inquiry into events leading up to Dr Kelly’s apparent suicide, Ms Teare was submitted to tough questioning by the Kelly family’s barrister Jeremy Gompertz QC. Mr… Read more »
A US military convoy has come under heavy fire to the west of Baghdad. A least one vehicle was badly damaged in the ambush and three American soldiers have reportedly been killed. The attack happened at the town of Khaldiyah when an explosive device on a road in the town blew up a truck transporting… Read more »
