British hunters seek to end fox-hunt ban
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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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British foxhunters failed to overturn a ban on their ancient sport on Friday but vowed to fight on in court, sparing Prime Minister Tony Blair rowdy protests in the run-up to an election expected in May.
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LONDON -- In the second major security breach in London this week, five fox hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the House of Commons yesterday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.
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Ministers have been asked to place a permanent ban on hare coursing in Northern Ireland.
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People take part in hunts across Wales, two months before a ban is due to come into force.
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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.
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Peers are set to vote on the Hunting Bill for England and Wales when it returns to the Lords on Tuesday. Should hunting with dogs be banned?
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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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LONDON: Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain&#39;s parliament yesterday and scuffled with police at a mass rally, but failed to prevent lawmakers from moving closer to a ban of the blood sport.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: In Britain, the pro-hunting lobby is not giving up without a fight, after the Government forced a bill through Parliament that bans fox hunting.
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LONDON: Britain&#39;s minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit yesterday to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting.
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The government faced looming battles with supporters of fox hunting in both the courts and the countryside after ramming through a law banning the centuries-old blood sport.
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Britain's minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting.
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Supporters of fox hunting are expected to take part in the practice on the last day before it is banned.
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The Act, which gained Royal Assent from the Queen last night, means hunting with hounds will be banned in England and Wales from February, after the Parliament
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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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Scores of people opposed to legislation to ban fox hunting protested outside the home of Prime Minister Tony Blair, who invited some inside for a chat.