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Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »
Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »
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The families of the suicide bombers who carried out the London terror attacks in July will not be invited to a victims’ memorial service, officials have said. The move follows suggestions by two leading Anglican bishops that such an invitation would send a message of reconciliation to the Islamic community. The uncle of bomber Shehzad… Read more »
Chancellor Gordon Brown should introduce a variable tax on fuel to offset record oil prices, the RAC Foundation urges today. The motoring group argues that with duties and taxes making up three quarters of the petrol pump price, the government has the power to reduce the financial burden on consumers by cutting fuel duty when… Read more »
