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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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Efforts by Burma’s military junta to help people in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck a week ago have been criticised by the foreign secretary. David Miliband said aid efforts by the country’s officials have been “inadequate to the scale of the disaster” and warned the situation is turning into a “humanitarian catastrophe… Read more »
The Conservative party is set to win the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, a new poll suggests today. Conducted by ICM on behalf of the Mail on Sunday, results from the survey saw 43 per cent in favour of the Tories and 39 per cent for Labour in the north-west constituency. Not only does this represent… Read more »