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BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
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Tony Blair had one good year and since then “everything he’s done has been wrong”, a former Labour chancellor and one of the party’s most senior statesmen has said. Lord Healey said that although 1997 was not bad, the war in Iraq, foundation hospitals and university top-up fees meant the prime minister’s legacy would be… Read more »
The government’s response to terrorism is alienating the Muslim community and is damaging its ability to tackle the problem, a new report has warned. Research by think tank Demos today finds efforts to engage British Muslims after last summer’s London bombings have been too rushed, have treated the Muslim community as a homogenous group and… Read more »
