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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has begun work on the UK-leg of a leading international project aiming to track the Eurasian wigeon. Titled Project Penelope, after the wigeon’s Latin name Mareca penelope, the study will follow the species’ flyway with field work carried out across the UK, Denmark and Finland. BASC, in partnership with… Read more »
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP praised the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) for its role in protecting the British countryside during the Conservative Conference in Manchester. Speaking at a rural reception hosted by BASC and the Angling Trust, Mr Eustice highlighted the conservation that takes place as a direct result of shooting…. Read more »
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The head of the NHS in London, David Nicholson, has today been named as the new chief executive of the whole of the health service in England and Wales. Unions welcomed his appointment, saying that with years of experience behind him, he “understands” the public ethos of the NHS and will have the confidence of… Read more »
Accounting rules for NHS trusts are making it harder for the most in debt to balance their books and should be scrapped, the health watchdog says today. The Audit Commission warns that the current system means debts – which totalled more than £500 million across the NHS last year – are counted twice, both in… Read more »
