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he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
Flat-coated retriever Ruger was crowned overall winner of the BASC Gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2022. The Best in Show – Gamekeepers’ Ring winner Ruger – or Satinbaze Cracksman For Blacktoft to give him his full name, is owned by Helen Fox and was handled throughout the day and evening by her daughter, Megan. After a… Read more »
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The 2012 Olympics will cost more than £9 billion, culture secretary Tessa Jowell announced today, nearly three times the original estimates. However, amidst criticism of spiralling costs, Downing Street has reminded critics the government is funding the “biggest regeneration programme since the Second World War”. The £9 billion Olympic village in the Lea Valley, east… Read more »
Tony Blair has welcomed news that new cases of homelessness have fallen by 20 per cent but warned there is no room for complacency. Official figures show that 17,310 new households became homeless from October to December 2006, an annual fall of 20 per cent and considerably below the peak of 35,770 three years ago…. Read more »
