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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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Tony Blair has said that his original analysis of anti-social behaviour and problem families was misguided ten years ago. Writing in an article for the Daily Telegraph, Mr Blair said that at the time he saw the breakdown in society as the principal cause for anti-social behaviour and wished to get away from the right’s… Read more »
The sacked Conservative shadow minister Patrick Mercer could return to the frontbenches if the Tories win the next election, David Cameron said today. Mr Mercer is a “very talented MP” and could return as a minister in a Conservative government, Mr Cameron said. The MP for Newark was sacked as shadow homeland security minister last… Read more »
