…lation to be enforceable, which would be difficult with the Hunting Bill that is currently going through Parliament.…

Nigel Henson, Countryside Alliance. Points out that the majority of the public no longer supports a ban on hunting.

David Ward interviews Randle Cooke, a joint master of the Cheshire hunt who is also a farmer and cares for 280 dairy cows on 320 rented acres.

A bill to ban hunting with dogs has cleared the House of Commons, with the Tories failing to win compensation for those who may lose their livelihoods, despite the precedent set when fur farming was banned.…

…with outrage at their part in voting for a total ban on fox-hunting south of the Border, as MPs for England and Wales could not vote on Scotland's Bill.…

…olitical cover to override peers objections to a ban on fox hunting…

… Michael, the rural affairs minister, promised a law to ban hunting will be on the statute book by the next election, as Labour peers argued against the legislation during a marathon House of Lords debate.…

…039;s traditional position this week and declare any ban on hunting to be an illiberal act based on intolerance, rather than a desire to tackle animal cruelty.…

…ritain, with the majority signing a declaration to continue hunting and risk a criminal record if Parliament passes a Bill banning foxhunting.…

…aturday and one on Friday, to mark the first day of the new hunting season, signed a pledge to ignore any ban. Includes video clip.…

…ion with the House of Lords by forcing through a ban on fox hunting in the next parliamentary session.…

… they will use the Parliament Act to force through a ban on hunting.…

Speculation is mounting about whether Tony Blair will take on the House of Lords and force through measures to outlaw fox hunting.

…om government ministers on the ruling that plans to ban fox hunting breach European human rights law by failing to offer adequate compensation.…

Mike Wendling. Summarises the progress of the Hunting Bill so far, including the probable impact of the report by the parliamentary joint committee which ruled it fell afoul of Europe-wide human rights laws by not providing compensation.…

Explaination of what may happen next in the move to ban hunting with dogs.

John Innes. The Prince of Wales said a ban on fox hunting in Britain would never last, according to Donna Rosen, a guest at the opening of the British Museum’s Enlightenment Gallery last night.…

Speaking on BBC1's Breakfast with Frost, Mr Hain insisted that the Government would bring an end to the long-running saga of whether or not hunting would be banned.

Chris Court, PA. Iain Harris, a hunt follower preparing to take legal action against those who accuse him of cruelty, claimed today he had been warned his house and dogs could be "torched", among other threats.…

Only one out of every 50 Britons think banning or curtailing hunting with dogs should be a government priority, a poll of 1,000 people suggests.