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BASC will use its Fighting Fund to back heather burning after Wild Justice announced the launch of its latest legal challenge. Wild Justice – run by Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery – is seeking a judicial review to challenge regulations governing the burning of heather, rough grass, bracken and gorse on peat deeper… Read more »
A new scientific paper into the social, mental and wellbeing attributes of those who participate in game shooting has been highlighted as significant by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new paper, published in the journal Ageing & Society, concludes that participation in shooting and shooting-related activities, such as beating and picking-up, results… Read more »
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British MPs have called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay terrorist prison camp “as soon as possible” after a recent visit. Members of the foreign affairs select committee visited the high-security prison in Cuba last September, the first members of a foreign parliament to do so. They concluded that the facilities for the 460… Read more »
John Reid is considering splitting the Home Office into two separate departments, according to media reports. The proposals would see responsibilities for national security and matters relating to criminal justice, including tackling immigration and organised crime, separated. The home secretary has struggled to turn around the Home Office since taking over from Charles Clarke, who… Read more »
