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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has blocked ITN reporters from being “embedded” with British troops in a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of wounded soldiers. It claims ITV News reports last week about the way injured soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan were treated contained inaccuracies and identified individuals without asking their permission. In… Read more »
Two thirds of the public want British troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year, two new polls show. A survey for the Guardian finds 61 per cent want troops to leave this year, regardless of the consequences or the decisions made by the US. Just 30 per cent support Tony Blair’s… Read more »