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Entries for BASC classes at Crufts 2023 now open

Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »

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“Outright ban” on snares will have devastating consequences for biodiversity and the Welsh countryside, warns BASC

Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »

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Terror investigation ‘getting to the bottom’

Police investigations into the failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow are “getting to the bottom” of the situation, the prime minister said. Gordon Brown said the investigation into the attempted explosions had become an international effort. Speaking to BBC News this morning, Mr Brown said: “I believe that, from what I know, we are… Read more »

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Law Lords debate legality of control orders

Law Lords will today begin reviewing the legality of the government’s controversial control orders system. A six-day hearing will consider whether the restrictions placed on some subjects violate their right to liberty and the right to a fair trial. It will also consider the home secretary Jacqui Smith’s appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling…. Read more »