The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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George Galloway has denied “fawning on” former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when he met him in the mid 1990s, as his libel trial with the Daily Telegraph continued. Mr Galloway is suing The Telegraph over allegations that he received £375,000 in oil money from the dictator’s regime. The claim was made by the newspaper’s foreign… Read more »
Britain’s minimum wage should be frozen at £4.85 an hour until 2006 according to business leaders. The CBI will tell the Low Pay Commission (LPC) – an independent advisory body on the minimum wage – that hard-pressed businesses need a “pause year” to draw breath from last month’s above inflation rise. Last month, the minimum… Read more »
