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The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »
BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
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A new survey from the Voluntary Euthanasia Society (VES) claims shows that 56 per cent of British doctors would support the legalisation of assisted dying under stringent safeguards. Today’s survey suggests that 27 per cent of doctors have been asked by a patient to assist in suicide or voluntary euthanasia, and 45 per cent believe… Read more »
At Thursday’s weekly meeting, Cabinet Ministers are expected to be presented with the army’s report into the practicality of redeploying UK troops within Iraq. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon this week announced that the US military had requested that British troops replace American forces in certain parts of Iraq, allowing the Americans to be deployed on… Read more »
