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NI’s shooting and countryside organisations meet PSNI firearms branch staff

Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »

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Inquiry ordered after bugging reports
Inquiry ordered after bugging reports

An inquiry has been ordered by justice secretary Jack Straw after reports suggested Scotland Yard bugged a Muslim Labour MP who was visiting a constituent in prison. According to the Sunday Times newspaper, Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting in south London, was recorded on two occasions while seeing Babar Ahmad, in Milton Keynes’ Woodhill prison…. Read more »

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MPA to respond to stop and search powers next week
Met cautious on stop and search extension

Stop and search powers should not be extended without the support of the communities likely to be extended, the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) said today. With the government poised to extend powers to stop and search suspects under the guise of cutting police paperwork, the MPA warned stop and search powers must be used with… Read more »