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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Humanists UK comment on assisted dying report – positive but a missed opportunity

The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »

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5,000 jobs go at Rover

Administrators to MG Rover have revealed that more than 5,000 redundancies will have to occur at the carmaker’s Longbridge plant. The announcement follows the conformation that this week’s attempts to re-open discussions with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) about a possible takeover have failed. Letters have gone out to those who will lose their… Read more »

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Plaid: Wales west coast poorer than Communist Eastern Europe

Much of Wales’ rural western coastline is now poorer than former Communist Eastern Europe, according to Plaid Cymru. Launching their rural strategy today, the nationalist party claimed that young people were moving away and local services were disappearing. It calculates that the regional GDP of West Wales and the Valleys is 73.8 per cent of… Read more »