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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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Iain Duncan Smith has been ousted as Conservative Party leader after he narrowly failed to gain the necessary 83 votes in today’s crucial ballot of Tory MPs. Mr Duncan Smith received 75 votes of support from his parliamentary colleagues, with 90 Conservative MPs expressing no confidence in his leadership. An election has been declared for… Read more »
The Football Association has charged Rio Ferdinand with misconduct over a missed drugs test. The Manchester United defender has been charged with a breach of rule E26, which refers to “the failure or refusal by a player to submit to drug testing as required by a competent official”. Ferdinand now has 14 days in which… Read more »