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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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Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has warned that violent binge drinkers will be “severely punished” for their behaviour. Defending new licensing laws, which will allow up to 24-hour drinking in pubs and clubs, Ms Jowell insisted the new laws would encourage more sensible drinking and help create a more civilised atmosphere in major towns and cities… Read more »
Government spending on international HIV and Aids projects lacks transparency, a leading development charity claims. Actionaid has published a report criticising the Department for International Development’s (DfID) donations to HIV and Aids programmes, ahead of a meeting to discuss the international fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. The charity said the department, which has pledged… Read more »
