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Conservationists allege that during the pandemic, gamekeepers on grouse shooting estates have killed many protected raptors and that the government has turned a blind eye.
A married police superintendent at the head of Britain’s bird protection unit has been sacked for sexting from his work phone and lying about an affair with a colleague.
Nick Lyall, who lead the Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group, was twice quizzed by senior officers about his relationship with a police staff member.
But after twice denying the affair, which bosses at Bedfordshire Police feared may have been been inappropriate due to his rank and influence, the high-ranking officer later admitted the affair.
A three-week tribunal also heard how Mr Lyall had engaged in sexualised text messaging on his work phone.