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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has affirmed UK law requiring both parents to consent to the implantation of embryos, even when they have already been created. The ECHR’s Grand Chamber ruled today that the six embryos created by Natallie Evans and her former partner Howard Johnston must be destroyed after Mr Johnston withdrew… Read more »

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The number of NHS critical care beds has increased by 42 per cent in seven years, the latest figures from the Department of Health show. Critical care beds numbered 3,359 in January 2007, a 42 per cent increase from the 2,362 in January 2000. This figure includes 1,485 high dependency beds, an 84 per cent… Read more »