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BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
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Sweden has voted against joining the European single currency. Analysts had forecasted the tragic murder of Anna Lindh, the Scandinavian country’s pro-euro foreign minister, would engender a sympathy vote and influence floating voters to embrace the fledgling currency, which has been adopted by 13 other member states. On Sunday, defenders of the kroner won 56.2… Read more »
The United States has expressed regret over the death of the Jordanian officer killed by US “friendly fire” in Iraq. US troops killed the Jordanian and eight Iraqi policemen with nine others injured including a doctor in a “friendly fire” incident on Friday at a checkpoint in the town of Fallujah, 30 miles west of… Read more »
