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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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 »

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The Yemen meeting took place in the Foreign Office's Locarno suite
London meeting brings Yemen focus

By Alex Stevenson The international community has agreed a “comprehensive approach” to growing instability in Yemen after yesterday’s meeting in London. Representatives of 21 countries attended the two-hour meeting at the Foreign Office as protestors marched on Whitehall. The Middle Eastern state is emerging alongside Somalia as a second lawless area where weak governments are… Read more »