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The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
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 »
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The archbishop of Canterbury has described the decisions that led to the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 as morally flawed. Rowan Williams said he could accept that the decision to go to war was made “in good faith” but said there were mistakes in going to war – and the continuation of these was… Read more »
The brightest children from every school in England could be given vouchers to spend on extra courses, under proposals being considered by ministers. The plans would see 800,000 children allocated credits to pay for evening or weekend classes run by universities, or even online courses run by US space agency Nasa. Under the gifted and… Read more »
