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Applications are now open for this year’s BASC Legacy Funded Scholarship Programme. Now in its fifth year, the scholarship programme is one part of the BASC legacy package that helps support people who want to develop their knowledge of conservation, land management or gamekeeping. The scheme is open to any college or university student studying, or… Read more »
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Young gundog handlers are being urged to enter this year’s Crufts competition, with the event being described as ‘unforgettable’. Thirteen-year-old Tallulah Dyson, who has successfully competed on multiple occasions, said she could not recommend Crufts more and was keen to urge other young gundog enthusiasts to enter. Crufts 2023 will take place at… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Harriet Harman is facing up to an entirely different level of political opposition today after Pope Benedict XVI came out against her equality bill. Speaking to Catholic bishops from England and Wales who made the al-Limina pilgrimage to the tombs of Peter and Paul in Rome, the pope revealed his discomfort with… Read more »
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by politics.co.uk staff The Lords have voted down three amendments to the equality bill, which campaigners said would prevent churches from denying jobs to gay people. Ministers insisted they intended only to clarify the existing bill, but in a series of well-attended votes, Lords rejected their arguments. The first vote had a majority of 38,… Read more »
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