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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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IEA: Govt will ‘undermine, not increase’ responsibility
By Peter Wozniak The government’s optimism over yesterday’s growth predictions is unjustified, Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary will argue later. In a speech to the thinktank Demos today, Douglas Alexander will warn of a “jobless recovery”, with unemployment stubbornly refusing to fall. He will add: “I am worried the government is too complacent about… Read more »
