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BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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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Tony Blair has received a direct request to investigate claims that John Prescott’s meetings with an American billionaire were in breach of the ministerial code. Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster has written to the prime minister demanding that a full probe be launched into his deputy’s discussions with Philip Anschutz, whose company is bidding… Read more »
The Conservatives have accused the cabinet secretary of undermining the ministerial code in failing to investigate John Prescott over the casino row. Shadow culture secretary Hugo Swire said he was “astonished” that Gus O’Donnell had failed to properly address his concerns that the deputy prime minister might have breached the code in meeting with American… Read more »
