Mark Townsend. A concerted campaign of major disruption is being planned by pro-hunt militants following last week's protests outside Parliament, although the Countryside Action Network is against any strategy that involves violence and criminal damage.…

Annette Crosbie, the new president of the League Against Cruel Sports, explains why she backs anti-hunt protesters: "You have to make that kind of gesture, because simple reason and logic doesn't really get you anywhere, which is what the Countryside Alliance realised r…

Boxing Day hunts were held in Scotland despite Mike Watson's law, while LACS held its biggest protest in Winslow, England. Actress Annette Crosbie, the new president of the League, said: "Protesting is unfortunate, but reason and logic doesn't get you anywhere.&quo…

Gaby Hinsliff, chief political correspondent. The Government admits the only way of telling whether rules have been broken will be by animal welfare workers, many of whom may have clashed with local hunts in the past, volunteering to follow meets and spy on any misdemeanours.…

Patrick Wintour. The standing committee of Commons voted that hunts will only be allowed if they are needed to control pests. The members disagreed as to the definition of 'pest'.…

The year-old ban on fox hunting in Scotland has cost jobs, lost tourism business, has become a legal minefield for farmers, and has adversely affected fox welfare. Before the law, the fit fox more often than not always got away and it was the infirm or old fox who wa…

…he bill, and now Commons is expected to change it to outlaw hunting completely.…

…iott, countryside editor. Priorities have to be set for the Hunting Bill, Communications Bill, Criminal Justice and Antisocial Behaviour Bills, Water Bill and Foundation Hospitals legislation.…

A new study, published today in Nature, could cause the government to increase its budget for conservation measures if hunting is banned, which means the public will pay more.

… boost conservation according to a new study. The idea that hunting can benefit biodiversity has not been evaluated before, as opposed to its traditional focus on the conflicting issues of cruelty and pest control.…

Hunting and shooting play an important role in conserving rural habitats in Britain, according to new research published on Wednesday.

…tt, the Deputy Prime Minister, describes plans to amend the Hunting Bill when it returns to Commons.…

Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Only 2% of the public think hunting, either preserving or banning, is the most important issue facing the government.

…p, Hilary Armstrong, announced that the report stage on the hunting bill will be held on Monday June 30. As many as 150 MPs are preparing to back an amendment for an outright ban.…

Some 150 MPs, led by Labour's Tony Banks, are preparing to table an amendment to the government's controversial hunting bill in a bid to ban the activity.

A children's nurse from Warwickshire becomes the face of the pro-hunting lobby in their new poster campaign of 'Now they hate her? Now they don't?'.

A bill to ban hunting with dogs could be delayed if calls for an outright ban are agreed, Commons Leader Peter Hain warns.

MPs have voted for an outright ban on hunting with dogs 362 to 154 after five hours of intense Commons debate after which ministers dramatically decided to withdraw their own amendment. The bill will now return to a committee of MPs to review the changes, and will no…

…tends in a report for the Christian Socialist Movement that hunting is morally equivalent to rape, child abuse and torture. Tony Blair, Tessa Jowell and Ben Bradshaw are members of the CSM.…

…t reaches report stage, while senior MPs warn that a ban on hunting could be shelved again unless the Government acts by the end of June.…