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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation in Northern Ireland (BASC NI) has called for the Ministerial Directive that limits the number of firearms that a registered firearms dealer may hold, to be scrapped. BASC NI’s recommendation, outlined in a survey response to the Department of Justice (DoJ), is that the number of firearms a… Read more »
The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »
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Patients faced with “undue delay” on the NHS can go abroad for treatment and have the taxpayer pick up the bill, the European Court ruled today. The judges made the decision in the case brought by Yvonne Watts, 74, who spent £3,900 on a hip operation in France after being told to wait up to… Read more »
The government is keen to get an agreement on a partly elected and partly appointed House of Lords, the minister in charge of the negotiations has said. Jack Straw, who was appointed leader of the House of Commons in the reshuffle earlier this month, said that despite his previous personal opposition to a fully appointed… Read more »
