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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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Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans, Daisy Cooper, gave a speech in Westminster Hall about the procurement of the anti-covid drug Evusheld. Previously, the government have said that “the risks of proceeding to patient access for the drug are considered to outweigh the risks of not providing this treatment in the current pandemic context”. But… Read more »
With figures out this morning showing an unexpected contraction in UK GDP of 0.3% in August, the Business Secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg has reiterated how the figures justify the government’s recent mini budget and denied it has been responsible for recent volatility on the financial markets. The pound has fallen by nearly 10% against the dollar… Read more »
