The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »
More GPs are contacting the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for advice about disclosing information to online pharmacies when their patients are prescribed weight loss medications. With the popularity of drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide as weight loss aids, GPs are increasingly being approached by online pharmacies to check if there is anything in a person’s medical… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens Energy giant E.ON has delayed plans to build the controversial new coal fire plant in Kingsnorth it was revealed today. In a major blow to the government’s plans to develop ‘clean’ coal technology (where fossil fuels are burnt and the emissions stored underground), the company have postponed the project. Environmental campaigners have… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives will end aid to Moscow if they attain power, the shadow development secretary announced today. Speaking to the party’s conference in Manchester, Andrew Mitchell criticised a government strategy which sees aid go to a country with a GDP of over a trillion dollars and say the Tories will give the… Read more »

