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 »
Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
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Children living near overhead power lines are more likely to get leukaemia, a new study has found. Research for the British Medical Journal showed that children who lived within 200 metres of high voltage power lines at birth appeared to have a 70 per cent increased risk of leukaemia compared to those who lived over… Read more »
Tim Yeo is the latest Conservative MP to indicate that he may be willing to run for the leadership of the party. The South Suffolk MP has appointed a press officer to help raise his profile in the race to succeed Michael Howard as Tory leader. He said yesterday: “I have not made a decision… Read more »
