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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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Centrally-set targets for secondary schools have served their purpose, according to a report from the Education and Skills Select Committee. The cross-party group of MPs has suggested that the Government should scrap national targets, and allow schools to set their own. The committee’s report stated that the targets introduced since 1997 had ‘met with some… Read more »
The Government is now on course to meets its first target for reducing child poverty, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. But the latest research warns that longer-term goals may be harder to achieve. The projections by researchers at Cambridge university and the London School of Economics – taking into account recent tax credits and… Read more »
