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BASC has described a decision by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws as a retrograde blow for conservation. From July 1, those who wish to control magpies, jays and jackdaws to protect species of conservation concern must now apply for a specific… Read more »
The announcement that the Home Office has begun tendering for a system to replace England and Wales’ firearms licensing database has been received enthusiastically by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). First reported in The Register, the pre-procurement notice will start the process of replacing the National Firearms Licence… Read more »
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Unrest across North Africa and the Middle East could set the peace process back by decades, William Hague has warned.
By politics.co.uk staff Foreign secretary William Hague is meeting Tunisia’s new interim government. His visit, coming in the wake of mass protests which ousted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power, is the first stage of the Foreign Office’s bid to bolster the north African country’s fledgling democracy. New UK funding supporting reform… Read more »
