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A commitment to tackle firearms licensing delays made during a meeting between BASC and Cumbria Police has been reinforced at a follow-up meeting. Cumbria Police revealed during the latest meeting with BASC that it is making rapid progress and has reduced its backlog of renewals by 57 per cent since the introduction of new resources in… Read more »
The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
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Today, the Home Office unveiled plans to criminalise men who use prostitutes who are “controlled for another person’s gain”. Now, sex workers have their say. Douglas Fox, male sex worker and International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) activist: “It is sad that the government has chosen to ignore the legitimate human rights and aspirations of… Read more »
Welcome to politics.co.uk’s As-It-Happens page. Here you can keep up to date with major parliamentary debates, press conferences or news events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest development. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. 11:35 – Just under half an hour… Read more »