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BASC respond to the England Deer Strategy

Following the publication of the England Deer Management Strategy, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) head of deer management Martin Edwards said: “The government’s commitment to tackling the growing deer population in the UK is commendable. However, it will only succeed if it has the support of every deer manager, the majority of… Read more »

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Northern Ireland Police Service declares Firearms and Explosives Branch “critical incident”

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department.  A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or the community”. The… Read more »

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Tory candidate in trouble over school photo

By Matthew West A Conservative parliamentary candidate in the East Midlands has been accused of failing to take the complaints of parents seriously after he used a picture of their children without permission. David Tredinnick, the incumbent Conservative candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth, sent out campaign leaflets which showed him posing for a photograph with… Read more »

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Ken Clarke tells politics.co.uk he has a "horror" of hung parliaments
Exclusive: Ken Clarke says Tory majority chances ‘slim’

By Alex Stevenson Shadow business secretary Ken Clarke has told politics.co.uk he believes the Conservatives only have a “slim chance” of winning an overall majority. Mr Clarke, speaking in the Labour-Tory marginal of Bedford, said his “hunch” was that the Conservatives would avoid a hung parliament. But he admitted that “I can’t ignore opinion polls”…. Read more »