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The share of adults in Northern Ireland with no religion is surging, according to the latest data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The results of the 2020 survey have just been published. 27% of respondents said they had no religion – an increase of 7% on 2019. This latest surge means that the overall… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the announcement that enclosed gamebirds are to be included within enhanced livestock worrying legislation in England and Wales. Listing enclosed gamebirds and increasing police powers for dealing with incidents of livestock worrying are just two parts of a wider Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill introduced… Read more »
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A cross-party committee set up to scrutinise the Higher Education Bill has voted in favour of retaining variable tuition fees for different university courses. Tony Blair last month risked his reputation and his job in refusing to back down on the controversial policy. Although the government survived the backbench rebellion it emerged bruised and battered… Read more »
Police knew Soham killer Ian Huntley was a “serial sex attacker” three years before he murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. But a report on his rape allegations was deleted by Humberside Police a year and half before Huntley was allowed to work as a school caretaker in Soham, the Bichard inquiry has discerned. The… Read more »
