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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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Health secretary Alan Johnson has revealed the government’s plans for the next ten years of the NHS. Quality, patient choice and innovation are at the heart of the government’s vision for its next decade, which comes following a nine-month review of the health service. The review, led by health minister and surgeon Lord Ara Darzi,… Read more »
The European Union cannot afford to lose Turkey’s interest in struggling accession talks, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons’ business and enterprise committee expresses concern that the process is in danger of stalling. Disputes over Cyprus, the current constitutional crisis about the status of the ruling AK party and the slow pace of… Read more »