Crime Levels
The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »
More GPs are contacting the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for advice about disclosing information to online pharmacies when their patients are prescribed weight loss medications. With the popularity of drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide as weight loss aids, GPs are increasingly being approached by online pharmacies to check if there is anything in a person’s medical… Read more »
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A report published today claims people with learning difficulties face a higher risk of miscarriages of justice. The Prison Reform Trust claims police safeguards for dealing with suspects with learning difficulties are “patchy and inconsistent”. The report follows the controversy surrounding the case of Jamie Bauld, a Down’s Syndrome sufferer who was charged with making… Read more »
A government official left two intelligence documents containing information about al-Qaida and the situation in Iraq on a train in London, it has emerged. The documents, both reports by the joint intelligence committee, were abandoned on a train and belonged to a top Cabinet Office official. One covered al-Qaida’s current weaknesses while the other focused… Read more »
