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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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Police are set to investigate comments by Iris Robertson, a Northern Irish DUP MP, after she called homosexuality an “abomination”. John O’Doherty of the South Belfast district policing partnership says he has complained to the police over the comments. “People like Mrs Robinson need to learn that their comments have consequences,” he said. Mrs Robinson… Read more »
The government is being taken to court over its refusal to conduct a referendum on the new EU treaty. Spread betting millionaire Stuart Wheeler will be in the high court later challenging the government’s position. He says the public had a “legitimate expectation” of a referendum after Tony Blair promised one on the now defunct… Read more »
