Peers in Britain's House of Lords have rejected a ban on fox-hunting.
Voting was 317 to 68, a majority of 249, to throw out that option from the Hunting Bill.
The peers' favoured option is allowing hunting to continue under self-regulation.
Voting was 249 to 108, a majority of 141. Peers rejected the Middle Way option - letting hunting continue under statutory licence - voting was 202 to 122, a majority of 80.
British MPs have already overwhelmingly voted for a ban. Peers, like MPs, had been given a free vote on the three options in the Government's Hunting Bill.
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