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The three winners of the 2021 BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting Awards have been announced. For the second year, the awards were split into three categories: Target Shooting, Game and Gamekeeping, and Field to Fork. More than 100 nominations were received. Laura Boswell, from Northamptonshire, took the Target Shooting category, Zoe Roper-Smith, from Norfolk, the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been made aware that several firearms licensing departments that had previously stopped grant applications have revised their policy after criticism from BASC, press coverage and intervention by MPs. Licensing departments in North Yorkshire, Thames Valley, Kent and Northamptonshire had all previously announced that grant applications for… Read more »
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Tony Blair must investigate whether John Prescott has breached the ministerial code to avoid appearing “lax” about standards, parliament’s sleaze watchdog has warned. Alistair Graham said the prime minister would “clear the air” by ordering a probe into his deputy’s meetings with American billionaire Philip Anschutz, whose firm is bidding to host Britain’s first super-casino… Read more »
MPs were last night forced to explain why they had accepted free tickets for England’s opening game at the World Cup from MacDonald’s. The House of Commons football team, which includes 12 MPs, was given 23 tickets with the best views of the pitch for the match against Paraguay in Frankfurt on Saturday. The revelation… Read more »
