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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

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 »

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Unions warn 2,500 jobs could go at Morrisons

Supermarket chain Morrisons is planning to close three distribution centres with the loss of 2,500 jobs, the GMB union has claimed. The union’s warning comes as 8,000 depot workers and lorry drivers – represented by the GMB and the Transport and General Workers Union – vote on industrial action later this week, according to the… Read more »

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NHS mental health services improving

The majority of users of mental health services are happy with the care they get on the NHS, a new survey from the Healthcare Commission finds. But the report highlights shortfalls in users’ access to out of hours and crisis care, while also raising questions about continuing care. More than three quarters (77 per cent)… Read more »