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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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Gordon Brown has launched a new scheme aimed at immunising 500 million children in third-world countries over the next decade. However, there is concern over how the chancellor’s £2.1 billion programme – which will save an estimated 10 million lives – will be funded. Rather than simply funding the programme directly, the new scheme is… Read more »
Tony Blair has warned the Sudanese government “must live up to its obligations” and help bring an end to ongoing violence in the country’s Darfur region. Speaking ahead of a global day of events to highlight the plight of Darfur’s civilian population, the prime minister said he was “committed to stepping up international efforts to… Read more »
