The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed concerns over a potential increase in the cost of firearms licensing applications in Scotland, following the publication of a Westminster committee report. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, published today, draws together a conclusion following its recent inquiry on firearms licensing regulations in Scotland. The committee’s… Read more »
The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »
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The government is expected to announce its plan to hand over some failing NHS hospitals to the private sector later today. Some of Britain’s worst NHS hospitals would be taken in hand by other primary care trusts but others could find their management switched to private firms, it is believed. Health minister Ben Bradshaw will… Read more »
The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) progress in fielding the Chinook Mk3 helicopters has been criticised in a National Audit Office (NAO) report today. The report claims that the delays have made the shortage of helicopters supporting overseas operations even worse. Had the MoD been quicker to progress the technical project designed to make the Mk3… Read more »
