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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Vulnerable refugees arrive in UK

A group of 81 refugees – identified by the United Nations as the most vulnerable – will on Monday arrive in the UK. The group, from the war torn countries of Liberia and the Congo, have been given sanctuary in the UK as part of an international refugee resettlement programme run by the United Nations… Read more »

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Times goes compact
End of broadsheet Times

216 years of publishing history ends on Monday, as The Times switches to a tabloid format. The decision to go fully compact – after trials in London and around the country – was made after sales of the newspaper jumped 4.5 per cent. Although the weekday and Saturday editions of The Times will change, the… Read more »