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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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The betting community appears to be firmly behind David Miliband
Bookies back David Miliband for leader

by Peter Wozniak David Miliband received a boost to his campaign for the Labour leadership, with the odds on his victory down to 1/3, according to Paddy Power. The shadow foreign secretary was by far the market leader over his brother Ed whose odds nonetheless remain high at 7/4. It is clear that the siblings… Read more »

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Mandelson is the victim of Labour's need to break with its  past.
Analysis: Why are the knives out for Mandelson?

In the midst of a leadership race in which all candidates have pledged a break with the past, Mandelson’s support has become poisonous. By Ian Dunt One of the more charming, Shakespearean aspects of politics is the prevalence of spectacular falls from grace. Case in point: Peter Mandelson. The New Labour architect, who was widely… Read more »