Britain to ban fox hunting with hounds next year
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Hunting with hounds will be illegal across England and the Wales from February next year after the rare used Parliament Act was invoked Thursday to end years of wrangling and bring the hunting bill into law.
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Supporters of fox hunting in England and Wales lost the first round of an ambitious legal battle against a ban on the sport due to take effect next month.
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An outright ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after a majority of over 100 MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.
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Hunts in England and Wales meet for the first time since a ban on hunting was passed.
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Supporters of fox hunting from Wales travel to Westminster for a rally as MPs prepare to vote on a ban.
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Calls for a law allowing licensed fox hunting instead of an outright ban are set to go to a vote in the Lords.
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A ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is expected to be backed by MPs on Wednesday.
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Supporters of fox hunting took their battle to the courts after Britain's Labour government capped a seven-year debate by ramming through a ban of the centuries-old blood sport.
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The British goverment has negotiated a secret legal deal that will allow fox hunting to continue next year, despite a ban passed in parliament, The Times newspaper alleged.
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Hunt supporters say they will continue efforts to overturn the ban on hunting, which comes into force on Friday.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government used fast-track rules to begin pushing a bill through the Parliament that will ban fox hunting with hounds, a traditional pursuit in the British countryside.
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The High Court is due to decide if the government's ban on hunting with hounds is legally sound.
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The League Against Cruel Sports says it will challenge attempts to delay a ban on hunting with dogs.
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As the UK debate on hunting with hounds rages on some people are travelling to France where the hunting tradition is still strong.
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Somerset pair first members of a stag hunt to be found guilty of breaking the ban on hunting wild mammals with dogs.
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MPs are into the final week over a possible ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales. What do you think?
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Facing a ban on their age-old sport, enthusiasts of fox hunting rallied outside the House of Commons on Wednesday in a show of defiance to lawmakers determined to outlaw the pursuit.