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The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »
BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
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Yvette Cooper has this morning insisted Labour must be “clear about what we can fund” as a row grips the party over Sir Keir Starmer’s updated position on the two-child benefit cap. The Labour leader confirmed yesterday that a Labour government would keep the controversial policy, introduced under the Conservatives. The two-child limit prevents parents… Read more »
Junior doctors must stop their “heartbreaking” strikes, the education secretary has said. Gillian Keegan said this morning that the offer given to NHS staff of a pay rise of 6 per cent, in line with the public pay review bodies’ recommendations, along with an additional consolidated £1,250 increase, should be taken “seriously” by the unions…. Read more »
