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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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Police have issued an apology to outspoken MP George Galloway after he was questioned at Heathrow Airport earlier this month. The independent MP for Glasgow Kelvin was allegedly stopped and unfairly questioned by an officer on his way to an anti-war rally in Belfast. Police reportedly detained Mr Galloway under the Terrorism Act 2000, demanding… Read more »
The Bichard inquiry into how child murderer Ian Huntley got a job as a school caretaker is set to end today. David Blunkett ordered the inquiry after details emerged about Huntley’s past – he had previously been accused of sex with underage girls as well as rape. Mere months after being appointed to Soham Village… Read more »
