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BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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The government has launched a new web-based tool to help reduce the life expectancy gap between England’s wealthiest and most deprived areas. Currently the average man in England can expect to live until 76.9 years of age and the average woman 81.1 years. But in the 70 ‘Spearhead’ areas singled out by the government for… Read more »
Underage drinkers and teenage troublemakers can be banned from town centres for 48 hours, under new powers coming into force today. Anyone believed to be causing or contributing to alcohol-related crime and disorder can now be excluded from a public place for up to 48 hours. Offenders who refuse to move on when asked to… Read more »
