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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Benn paints grim climate change picture

Climate change could see temperatures reach 12C higher on the hottest summer days by the end of the century, a major report out today has found. Environment secretary Hilary Benn told the Commons the UK had to adapt now to prevent this scenario, envisaged by the UK Climate Projections 2009 report’s ‘high’ greenhouse gas emission… Read more »

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First-ever trial without jury to go ahead

By politics.co.uk staff A criminal trial without a jury will take place for the first time ever in England and Wales after an appeal court judge authorised it. The decision follows concerns of alleged jury “tampering”. Lord chief justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by allowing a trial to go ahead with only a judge…. Read more »