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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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“Tough decisions” on which sports and athletes to fund are needed if UK sport is to build on its achievements in Athens. That is the conclusion of a National Audit Office (NAO) report into the returns elite athletes, and British sport by extension, have reaped from large amounts of Lottery funding. It concludes that whilst… Read more »
A female prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party last night survived a de-selection vote of no-confidence. Following the two-hour meeting at her local Conservative association, Anne Jobson will go on to contest the Labour-held seat of Chatham & Aylesford in Kent. Jonathan Shaw MP has a 4,340 majority in the constituency. She is latest… Read more »
