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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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The Prime Minister Tony Blair today said that society as a whole needs to ensure that binge drinking does not become ‘the new British disease’. In his first major speech on the subject since the publication of the Government’s alcohol reduction society the Prime Minister said new licensing laws would allow people greater freedom but… Read more »
The world’s first stem cell bank will be officially opened today in the UK. The bank will be responsible for storing the stem cell lines for research into treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Alzeheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The first stem cell lines, developed by King’s College London and the Centre for Life in Newcastle, will… Read more »
