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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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By politics.co.uk staff Charles Kennedy will not defect to Labour, he has confirmed to reporters. The former Liberal Democrat leader was at the centre of several media report suggesting he was on the verge of leaving the party to join the opposition, but he has roundly rejected the suggestion. “I am not joining the Labour… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Labour must keep trying to secure the support of the middle classes if it is to return to power, David Miliband will say this week. In a major speech just a month before the new Labour leader is selected, the shadow foreign secretary will urge against any drift to the left. “You… Read more »
