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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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Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has said the UVF is no longer on ceasefire
Hain: UVF has breached ceasefire

The government will no longer recognise the ceasefire of the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has announced. In light of the violence over the summer, which culminated in three nights of riots on the streets of Belfast, Mr Hain said the UVF and Red Hand Commando (RHC) had been “specified”… Read more »

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Inflation rose from 2.3 per cent in July to 2.4 per cent in August
Petrol prices drive up inflation

Inflation in August reached its highest level since records began in January 1997 as exorbitant oil prices forced customers to pay more in transport costs. Inflation rose from 2.3 per cent in July to 2.4 per cent in August, according to the Office for National Statistics. And the full economic impact of Hurricane Katrina is… Read more »