68 h. ago Trail hunting should be punishable by jail, campaigner says amid calls to outlaw ‘reckless’ activity

Trail hunting, which involves laying a scent for hounds and riders to follow as an alternative to the banned activity of fox hunting, has faced significant criticism

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1 week ago Nessie hunter shares 'best images yet' of Loch Ness Monster from trail camera

Roland Watson, 63, captured three snaps of what he believes to be Nessie on his trail camera on the western shore of Loch Ness near Inverfarigaig, Scotland

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1 week ago Voices: ‘Ban empty calories’: Readers on diet, exercise and the UK’s weight loss problem

Our community said weight loss is simple, but the UK’s food culture makes it hard to sustain, with many sharing that cutting processed foods or restricting when they eat helps – until old habits return

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3 w. ago Farage vows to 'fight monstrous attack on our freedoms' as he joins supporters in outrage against Keir Starmer's plans to stop trail hunting

The Countryside Alliance said Labour had 'alienated rural people', with a poll suggesting 65 per cent of voters think the Government unfairly neglects country communities.

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3 w. ago Final Boxing Day fox hunt in photos as Nigel Farage seen watching sick sport

Nigel Farage was seen amongst the throng at Chiddingstone Castle, in Chiddingstone, Kent, before hunters and their packs of dogs started following a pre-laid trail

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3 w. ago Illegal and sick fox hunts are 'policed by public' as Labour finally closes loophole

The new proposals from Labour doubling down on the decade-old law passed by Tony Blair's government could mean that trail hunts that took place today were the UK's last

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3 w. ago Boxing Day hunt defies Chris Packham and local council to go ahead with centuries

Hundreds attended the hunt in Tiverton, Devon, amid Labour's plans to ban trail hunting.

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3 w. ago Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was pictured at a hunt on Friday, as was Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake, despite foxes still often being torn to shreds by dogs at the events

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3 w. ago Boxing Day hunts go ahead across Wales as supporters vow to fight ban

It comes as the Government's new animal welfare strategy announced on Monday, outlines its plans to ban trail hunting

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3 w. ago Boxing Day hunts vow to ‘fight’ trail ban as Starmer warned over rural backlash

The Countryside Alliance pressure group said the Government had ‘alienated rural people’.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage stands up for Boxing Day hunts as Keir Starmer moves to ban trail hunting and most voters say Labour have alienated rural communities

Ministers announced a ban on the field sport - in which hunters follow packs of hounds through the countryside in search of pre-laid scents rather than live animals - on Monday.

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3 w. ago Do you support a ban on trail hunting? Take our poll and have your say

Campaigners have long warned foxes are still torn to shreds by dogs during the hunts, while the national police lead on illegal hunting says they are often a smokescreen for illegal fox hunting

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3 w. ago Ban on shock collars and trail hunting among Government’s animal welfare plans

The animal welfare strategy, launched on Monday, includes plans to ban trail hunting, for fear it is being used as cover for chasing live foxes.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage's 'authoritarian control freaks' attack on Labour slapped down by No10

Downing Street has slapped down Nigel Farage after he called ministers 'authoritarian control freaks' over their plan to ban trail hunting in the Animal Welfare Strategy

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘Enough is enough’: Readers welcome move to ban trail hunting

Our community has largely backed a ban on trail hunting, calling it foxhunting by another name, while a minority warned it would damage rural life

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3 w. ago Crackdown on cruel puppy farms and ban on trail hunting planned in major animal welfare shake

A CRACKDOWN on inhumane puppy farming is planned in a major animal welfare shake-up. Government proposals will tackle the cruel trade which sees dogs bred in grim conditions. The animals are kept in cramped, unsuitable surroundings as puppies are churned out for profit on an industrial scale with no thoughts for well-being. Despite licensing rules...

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4 w. ago Trail hunting set to be outlawed in Wales over claims it's a 'smokescreen'

The UK Government claims the practice is being utilised as a 'smokescreen' for hunting wild animals, the BBC reports

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4 w. ago Government set to ban trail hunting amid 'smokescreen' fears

'In our manifesto we said we would ban trail hunting, and that's exactly what we'll do'

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4 w. ago Trail hunting set to be banned for fear it is a ‘smokescreen’ for harm

Trail hunting mimics a traditional hunt, with dogs following a pre-laid, animal-based scent.

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4 w. ago Boxing day hunts to be thing of the past with trail hunting set to be banned

Trail hunting sees a scent laid out for the hunt to follow rather than a real animal, and was introduced as a replacement for fox hunting, which was banned by Labour in 2004

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