Shooting organisation BASC has hit back at BBC TV presenter Chris Packham’s attack on shooters and gamekeepers.

The BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has described how his stepdaughter faced a torrent of online abuse after a game-shooting organisation drew attention to her social media account and the fact they are related.

The call from angling and environmental groups for the Government to take meaningful action to end the scandal of increasing amounts of untreated sewage polluting our rivers and streams was taken to the Conservative’s Manchester Conference this week by Angling Trust Policy Chief Martin Salter who shared a platform at the Rural Reception with Environment Secretary George Eustice.

Police are warning air weapon owners to remember the laws surrounding their use after shots were fired from a Hastings window.

Police are reminding owners of air weapons in Sussex to remember the laws surrounding their appropriate use.

Firearms lobbyists have hit back at police calls to increase fees for gun ownership – saying the public purse should “rightly” contribute to the cost of licences.