Amid Protests, House of Commons Votes to Ban Fox Hunting
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After a day of rowdy demonstrations that saw five protesters storm the chamber at the House of Commons, legislators voted today to outlaw the centuries-old sport of fox hunting with hounds.
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DEFIANT backbench MPs are today set to ignore Tony Blair's appeal for compromise and back a total ban on fox hunting in an historic vote which signals the death knell for the sport.
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Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience
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Fox-hunting in England and Wales faced extinction as a defiant House of Commons prepared to invoke special powers to ram through a ban on the controversial blood sport.
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Five protesters angry at plans to ban fox hunting managed to get onto the floor in Britain&#39;s House of Commons and accosted members before being dragged off by ushers dressed
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A ban on hunting is expected to be forced through using the Parliament Act after opposition from peers.
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LONDON  - Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales on Thursday as elected legislators won a dramatic standoff with the House of Lords to ban a popular country sport that is despised by many urbanites. Some hunting supporters vowed to defy the ban.
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Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales on Thursday as elected legislators won a dramatic standoff with the House of Lords to ban a popular country sport that is despised by many urbanites.
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The five men who burst into parliament to protest legislation to ban fox hunting were surprised how easily they pulled off their stunt.
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A ban on hunting with hounds was overwhelmingly backed by MPs, after pro-hunt protesters stormed the Commons in an unprecedented breach of security.
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Five fox-hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the British House of Commons on Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.
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Police reinforcements have been assigned to the Palace of Westminster as the House of Lords prepared to deal with a bill to ban fox-hunting and hare-coursing in England.
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LONDON - Five protesters burst into the House of Commons during a debate on banning fox hunting Tuesday, while thousands of hunting enthusiasts massed in a noisy demonstration outside - some of them clashing with police in riot gear.    The protesters, wearing white T-shirts, managed to reach the floor of the Commons chamber and run toward the central box where government ministers and opposition leaders speak...
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Defeated in Parliament, British hunting supporters looked to the courts Friday to uphold their right to chase foxes. Some hunting supporters have threatened to disobey a new hunting ban after it takes effect on Feb. 18.
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Supporters of fox hunting lost a key court appeal to have the government overturn a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales, two days before it takes effect.
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The House of Commons was poised to ram through a ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, against the backdrop of angry protests from thousands of hunt supporters outside parliament.
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Animal rights protesters clashed with spectators at Britain's last major hare-coursing event before the sport becomes illegal under new laws banning hunting with hounds.