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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the announcement that enclosed gamebirds are to be included within enhanced livestock worrying legislation in England and Wales. Listing enclosed gamebirds and increasing police powers for dealing with incidents of livestock worrying are just two parts of a wider Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill introduced… Read more »
Lindsay van Dijk has been appointed to head up the chaplaincy and pastoral care team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides person-centred pastoral and spiritual care. As a head of service role, this is the most senior role a humanist pastoral carer has ever held in the NHS. She is also the… Read more »
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The Liberal Democrat’s biggest donor, Michael Brown, has been found guilty of theft. Brown, 42, was accused of nine charges, including fraud and money laundering. He denied all charges. “We took that money in good faith,” Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg told the BBC. “It’s recognised we did all the due diligence checks we could… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to lend directly to small businesses to protect millions of jobs through the downturn. Leader Nick Clegg told the BBC the government should lend directly to struggling firms through the Post Office, local authorities or by creating a new bank. Nationalised banks such as Northern Rock should… Read more »
