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Pair involved in anti-vivisection protests that featured singer could be jailed

Two protesters involved in anti-vivisection demonstrations that featured singer Will Young could be jailed. Bosses at MBR Acres, which breeds animals for medical and clinical research, have accused Michael Maher and Sammi Laidlaw of breaking a High ...

06 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Afghan refugee resettlement scheme to open in January

A programme to help Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban settle in the UK will open in January, the Government has announced. The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), which was first announced in August shortly after Taliban forces took ...

23 Dec 2021 at 16:55

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Payment on offer for farmers to provide nest boxes for barn owls

Farmers in Donegal are being encouraged to have boxes on their lands for barn owl nests. And if they do, they will receive a small annual payment. It is all part of conservation measures for barn owls, and is tied into the new Agri-Climate ...

22 Aug 2022 at 08:33

Outcry as police return beagles stolen from Cambridgeshire research facility

Celebrities and campaigners have condemned police returning two beagles who were stolen from a Cambridgeshire research facility. Downton Abbey star Peter Egan and singer Will Young are among those who have spoken out after Cambridgeshire ...

23 Dec 2022 at 22:39

Police charge 12 people with burglary after dogs taken from research facility

Twelve people have been charged with burglary after two break-ins at a research facility which saw five dogs taken. Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called to reports of a burglary at MBR Acres in Wyton at 5am on Sunday, then ...

21 Jun 2022 at 14:11

Afghans ‘largest group’ fleeing to the UK by crossing the Channel – figures

People fleeing Afghanistan made up almost a quarter of the migrants crossing the Channel in the first three months of the year. Out of 4,540 people detected arriving by small boats between January and March 2022, some 24% (1,094) ...

26 May 2022 at 18:20

Firm that breeds dogs for research continues legal fight after protests

A High Court judge has begun overseeing the latest stage of a legal fight following demonstrations at a site where dogs are bred for medical research. MBR Acres, a company which breeds animals for research, has taken legal ...

24 Apr 2023 at 16:33

Campaigner ‘proud’ of protest at site where beagles bred for medical research

An anti-vivisection campaigner has told a High Court judge he is “proud” of the part he has played in protests against the “crimes” of a company that runs a facility where beagles are bred for medical research. John ...

15 May 2023 at 18:16

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Thousands of Euro in damage caused after 13 cars set on fire in Carlow

Thousands of euro worth of damage was caused after 13 cars were damaged in what was believed to have been arson attack in the early hours of St Patrick’s Day in Carlow. The incident is understood to have occurred ...

21 Mar 2023 at 11:33

Will Young calls on research facility to allow rehoming of laboratory dogs

Pop star Will Young has called on a UK research facility to allow laboratory dogs to be rehomed when they are no longer needed. Actress Dame Joanna Lumley, presenter Graham Norton and businesswoman Deborah ...

06 Apr 2023 at 14:09

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Department must show more flexibility on upcoming ACRES deadline and catch crop requirements

IFA National Rural Development Committee Chair Michael Biggins has called on Minister McConalogue to extend the August 31st deadline in light of challenging sowing conditions encountered in many parts of ...

01 Sept 2023 at 11:33

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McConalogue announces four-week extension of deadline for submission of ACRES Scorecards

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D, has announced a four-week extension to the closing date for submission of completed scorecards for results-based actions ...

29 Jul 2023 at 08:33

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