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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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Gordon Brown boycotting EU-Africa summit
UK defends Brown’s Mugabe boycott

UK politicians have defended Gordon Brown’s decision to boycott this weekend’s EU-Africa summit in protest at Robert Mugabe’s attendance. The prime minister has said he will not sit down at a table with the Zimbabwean leader due to his human rights record, although the UK will still be represented at the summit. Mr Brown’s decision… Read more »

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Unity High School teacher to be released from prison in Sudan
British ‘blasphemy’ teacher freed from jail

The British teacher jailed in Sudan for naming a teddy bear Muhammad is to be freed. Two Muslim peers have secured the release of Gillian Gibbons after meeting with Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Lord Nazir Ahmed flew to the country at the weekend for a series of “difficult” negotiations with Sudanese… Read more »