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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 »
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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By Alex Stevenson The imperilled upcoming royal visit to Libya is the latest signal of London’s displeasure at Edinburgh’s decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi yesterday. The BBC has reported that Prince Andrew’s scheduled visit to the north African country, due early next month, may no longer go ahead. Cancelling the trip would be… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown has praised the efforts of British troops in securing a largely peaceful day of voting in the country. Speaking at his constituency, where the prime minister had broken off from his holiday to check in with Britain’s ambassador and senior commanders, Mr Brown said there had been a sustained effort… Read more »
