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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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Government fails to get tough with touts

England fans are losing out to ticket touts despite reassurance from the government that it would tackle the problem. Tickets for England’s home qualifier with Kazakhstan are being sold for around £260 each by touts – nearly four times their value. Liberal Democrat sport spokesman Don Foster attacked the government for failing to act on… Read more »

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Brown: Days of bonuses are over
Brown: Days of bonuses are over

“The days of big bonuses are over,” Gordon Brown has said. Speaking during a GMTV interview before launching a nationwide trip to explain yesterday’s bank bailout, Mr Brown continued to emphasis the role of America in the financial crisis, but he accepted there had been irresponsible behaviour in the City of London as well. “Most… Read more »