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Answer NRW’s call for evidence on wild bird licensing says BASC
Value of Shooting Metro ad makes tracks across the UK

With one week to go to the election, BASC has used its fighting fund to commission a full-page advert in the Metro newspaper which was published today, 26 June, in nine regions across the UK. The national ad campaign features the key messages about shooting from the latest Value of Shooting report and will be… Read more »

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BASC seeks clarity on expanded SSPCA powers

In light of new investigatory powers granted to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Animals (SSPCA), the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Police Scotland and the Crown Office, urging them to closely monitor and guard against the potential for bias in any evidence gathered by the… Read more »

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An epidemic of ‘solar farms’ will only worsen food insecurity
An epidemic of ‘solar farms’ will only worsen food insecurity

Britain is facing an unusual and under-appreciated epidemic: solar farms. That was the subject of a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday, opened by Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith. Thousands and thousands of acres of arable farmland across the country are set to be covered in solar panels. Local authorities from Harrogate to Hampshire are being flooded… Read more »

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'Chemical cocktail’ of sewage and pollution in most English rivers is risking public health say MPs
‘Chemical cocktail’ of sewage and pollution in most English rivers is risking public health say MPs

Poor water quality in English rivers is a result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement, the Environmental Audit Committee warns today. Only 14% of English rivers meet good ecological status, with pollution from agriculture, sewage, roads and single-use plastics contributing to a dangerous ‘chemical cocktail’ coursing through our waterways. Not… Read more »