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The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »
BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
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Tony Blair has given his backing to general Richard Dannatt, the head of the army who called for British troops to leave Iraq “sometime soon”. The prime minister said Sir Richard’s view “is precisely the same as we’re all saying – our strategy is to pull out of Iraq when we’re done”. Mr Blair said… Read more »
Gordon Brown only backed the war in Iraq at the 11th hour, David Blunkett has claimed – and only because he feared being sacked as chancellor. The latest excerpt from the former home secretary’s memoirs, serialised in The Guardian, reveal major concerns in the cabinet about the way military action – and particularly plans to… Read more »
