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BASC will use its Fighting Fund to back heather burning after Wild Justice announced the launch of its latest legal challenge. Wild Justice – run by Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery – is seeking a judicial review to challenge regulations governing the burning of heather, rough grass, bracken and gorse on peat deeper… Read more »
A new scientific paper into the social, mental and wellbeing attributes of those who participate in game shooting has been highlighted as significant by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new paper, published in the journal Ageing & Society, concludes that participation in shooting and shooting-related activities, such as beating and picking-up, results… Read more »
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by politics.co.uk staff Ireland’s regional development minister has suffered an arson attack at his home in Camlough. Conor Murphy managed to evacuate his wife and children and his wife’s elderly parents, who lived next door, when the attack occurred around 01:00 BST this morning. Mr Murphy blamed dissident groups for the attack. “We had to… Read more »
By Ian Dunt A strange sense of calm pervades Westminster today as plotters against the prime minister lie low until Britain finishes voting in the local and European elections. The last two days have been some of the most bloody and frantic in Labour party history, with a raft of senior figures, including Jacqui Smith… Read more »
