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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department. A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or the community”. The… Read more »
BASC Scotland has reinforced its calls for a community deer management pilot scheme in light of a new round of Scottish government deer contracts. The Scottish government agency responsible for managing publicly-owned forestry – Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) – has announced plans to cull a fifth of Scotland’s wild deer population over the next… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Harriet Harman’s attempt to see a US-based pimping site shut down has given it a boost in hits, its owner has claimed. A post on PunterNet, which helps pimps sell women online and allows men who have had sex with the women involved to post their comments, claimed a “huge influx of… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff BBC, ITV and Sky have submitted proposals to Britain’s three main political parties for three live televised debates during the coming general election campaign. The joint statement increases pressure on Gordon Brown to accept David Cameron’s calls for a televised debate. The proposals would give each broadcaster responsibility for producing and broadcasting… Read more »