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New Natural History GCSE will ‘engage and inspire’ young people, says BASC

BASC has said a new Natural History GCSE will help support the decision makers of the future steer the natural world for years to come. The new GCSE – which is set to launch in September 2025 – has the potential to engage thousands of schoolchildren each year by tackling topics such as conservation, sustainability, species interactions, climate change and… Read more »

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Review of dog microchipping regulations underway

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities… Read more »

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Swing to Lib Dems not enough in Durham
General election 2010: Labour hold City of Durham

By Aled Thomas A small swing was not enough for the Liberal Democrats in the City of Durham, as Labour’s Roberta Blackman-Woods held on. The governing party candidate held the seat with 20,496, a majority of just more than 3,000 over the Lib Dem candidate Carol Woods, with 17,429. The third party had great hopes… Read more »

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The economy

The economy is without any doubt the most important issue of the general election. At one point in the electoral cycle there was a substantial difference in the two main parties’ approach, with the Tories demanding cuts to public spending and Labour veering towards promises of greater investment. That space has diminished somewhat, and the… Read more »