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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 »
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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A new memorandum of understanding announced by the Ministry of Defence today will allow British and Canadian reservists to train together for the first time. Open to all members of the reserve forces in UK or Canada relocating temporarily to the other country, it will allow them to continue their military training while overseas. The… Read more »
Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley will today hold separate meetings with the prime minister to discuss the way forward for Northern Ireland. Mr Paisley, the leader of the DUP, met with Peter Hain yesterday where he told the Northern Ireland secretary there was no role for Sinn Fein in power-sharing talks. In the wake of… Read more »