* general election 2010
A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is advising members to remain vigilant for signs of avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, in both wild bird populations and kept birds this winter. The advice is being issued following two confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, one near to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire (highly pathogenic)… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Alan Sugar has donated £400,000 to the Labour party, raising inevitable accusations he has become its ‘sugardaddy’. The money, donated to help with campaign running costs, provides Labour with at least one prominent wealthy backer. It follows business leaders turning out in their droves to support the Tories after the opposition pledged… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Luton South independent Esther Rantzen has admitted being irritated when she is dismissed as nothing but a “TV face”, in an interview with politics.co.uk. The former That’s Life! presenter spent much of her broadcasting career assisting consumers’ problems. Her campaign to assist ordinary people in Luton South, a key marginal constituency in… Read more »
