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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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Joe Biden included Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in his first calls to European leaders as President-elect. Biden also made calls to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Ireland has become a sticking point in Brexit negotiations recently. The government’s controversial Internal Market bill has drawn criticism for potentially undermining the… Read more »