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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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Afghan election called off

By politics.co.uk staff Next weekend’s Afghan presidential election run-off has been cancelled, officials said today. The independent election commission called off the vote after president Hamid Karzai’s sole remaining rival, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out. Opposition politicians were concerned the re-run’s sole intention was to grant legitimacy to the Karzai government, and that the process would… Read more »

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Iraq inquiry date set

By Ian Dunt The first public hearings into the Iraq war have been set for November 24th, the panel’s chairman has announced. The group is examining events from just before September 11th to the end of British forces’ mission in Iraq in July this year. It has been examining evidence for months, and is now… Read more »