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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk A radical Islamic preacher once dubbed Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe is to be deported following a ruling in Britain’s highest court. Jordanian-national Abu Qatada has been convicted of terrorism charges in his homeland but claims he will be tortured on his return. The UK government claimed the 48-year-old, who was… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The estranged husband of Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has been sentenced to four years and six months in an Italian jail after being found guilty of corruption. The sentence is only two months less than that requested by the prosecution. David Mills was accused of taking $600,000 (£400,000) in bribes from Italian… Read more »
