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BASC condemns Yorkshire Dales nest incident

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »

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Dear Gordon: In two weeks I kill myself

Read the full letter from a control order subject to the prime minister, where Mahmoud Abu Rideh asks for the right to leave the UK. Dear Mr Brown I want to tell you you are in charge of the country. I have lived for 15 years in this country. I am from Gaza Strip. I… Read more »

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Law lords rule against control orders

By politics.co.uk staff Law lords have ruled against the use of secret evidence in control order cases, presenting Alan Johnson with his first big test as home secretary. The unanimous ruling does not quash control orders, but instead sends them back to the high court. In a statement Mr Johnson said he found the judgement… Read more »