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Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
BASC chief executive Ian Bell has presented awards to coaches at the Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School after the association partnered with the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. BASC was appointed to deliver a top tier and in-depth Shotgun Coaching Award programme to all full-time coaches at the school. The award programme is a cornerstone of BASC’s commitment… Read more »
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Margaret Beckett has defended the government’s actions during the recent crisis in Lebanon in the face of fierce union criticism. The foreign secretary insisted that although Tony Blair refused to call for an immediate ceasefire when Israel began bombing southern Lebanon this summer, he worked hard to get the UN security council resolution that finally… Read more »
Romania and Bulgaria have been given the go-ahead to join the EU in January 2007, but under strict conditions from the European Commission. It has imposed tougher rules on the Balkan countries than on previous new members, but commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said in the progress report that both countries had made enough progress… Read more »