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Northern Ireland Police Service declares Firearms and Explosives Branch “critical incident”

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department.  A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or the community”. The… Read more »

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The Week in Politics: David Cameron and the Spiders from Brussels

Like a rock legend obliged to reaffirm his greatness every few years or so with the release of a new album, so David Cameron is obliged to acknowledge events and the passing of time by actively holding his party together on Europe. It’s a chore, but this old hand is getting very good at it.