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BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
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US President George Bush has personally intervened in the Northern Ireland peace process to spur on the new power-sharing deal. Mr Bush telephoned Dr Rev Ian Paisley, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the province’s largest political party, and is due to call Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, on Saturday. He will call… Read more »
Nelson Mandela met Tony Blair on Friday to discuss the Prime Minister’s 2005 presidency of the G8, the elite group of industrialised democracies, and what should be done to aid the plight of Africans. The former South African president held breakfast talks at Number 10, where the pair discussed Mr Blair’s Commission for Africa Initiative,… Read more »
