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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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By Alice Cannet New research shows that £700 million is paid each year to fund the UK’s failing farming system, which continuously strains the environment, a leading environmental group has claimed. The report ‘Feeding the Beast’, released today by Friends of the Earth (FOE), describes how EU money invested in factory farms is contributing to… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A new advertising campaign urging voters to register for the 4th June election has been launched today to avoid another low turnout. The purpose of the campaign is to increase poll turnout at the European parliament elections, which commonly attracts a bare minimum of votes. The European parliament vote in 1999 resulted… Read more »
