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A Labrador named Nala and her owner took the top spot in this year’s BASC scurry league final – the first to be held since 2019 – at the Weston Park Country Fair. Nala was unable to compete in 2020 or 2021 due to the cancellation of the annual event due to Covid-19 restrictions. This… Read more »
A major overhaul of the firearms licensing service has been called for following an investigation by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Through a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, the report found significant inconsistences in the service provided by the 42 separate firearms licensing departments in England and Wales. The figures show that… Read more »
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Alan Duncan has argued that Britain must be re-civilised – or risk a decline into the chaos of Lord of the Flies. In a speech to the Centre for Policy Studies, the shadow trade and industry secretary said education, authority, and politics had to be reformed to prevent this from happening. “If there is one… Read more »
Reforms to make the school curriculum for 11 to 14-year-olds more flexible and better tailored to pupils’ needs have been published by the exams watchdog today. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) proposals would keep the same core 12 subjects but offer teachers more choice in how to teach them, for example by scrapping traditional… Read more »
