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Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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Iraqi security forces are to take control of the southern province of Muthanna in what is the first of 14 handovers from coalition troops, the Iraqi prime minister has announced. “Muthanna is the first Iraqi province that will have the honour of being transferred from multinational forces to Iraqi forces,” Nouri al-Maliki said. British defence… Read more »
The government is actively considering raising the maximum sentence for carrying a knife, John Reid has confirmed. The home secretary said the level of public concern about the use of knives demanded a review of the current two-year maximum for carrying a blade in a public place, and said some weapons, in particular samurai swords,… Read more »
