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BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners

BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »

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Success! RE to be included in the National Curriculum

Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »

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Schoolchildren to be taught to cook healthy dishes
Compulsory cooking classes launch anti-obesity drive

All schoolchildren will be taught how to cook, the government said today. Schools and children’s secretary Ed Balls said the government wanted all 11- to 14-year-olds to be taught how to prepare simple and healthy meals using fresh ingredients. Ministers hope this will encourage healthy eating and leave children less vulnerable to weight gain, as… Read more »

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The interim paper says Britons' eating habits encourage obesity
Govt weighs obesity plan

The government is to release a “radical long-term strategy” against obesity later this month, it has announced. Health minister Ivan Lewis advanced expectations that the modernised NHS will involve greater emphasis on healthy living with the publication of an interim paper on the issue today. The Cabinet Office’s strategy unit believes 70,000 lives could be… Read more »