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BASC issues warning over fraudulent online firearms sales

BASC is urging certificate holders to remain vigilant following reports from West Mercia Police of attempted online fraud involving firearms. Two certificate holders were recently approached online by an individual attempting to unlawfully acquire firearms. The suspect used a photograph of a genuine firearms certificate issued by Hampshire Constabulary. The certificate is not believed to… Read more »

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Energy efficiency key to improving winter fuel payments - report
Winter fuel payments a ‘missed opportunity’

By Alex Stevenson Attempts to keep elderly people warm during the winter need to be rethought because they are not targeting the most needy, a report from the Audit Commission has warned. The watchdog said the winter fuel payments scheme, which costs £2.7 billion a year to run, was a “missed opportunity”. Its report, Lofty… Read more »

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UK energy bills could rise up to 60 per cent by 2016
60 per cent rise in energy bills ‘possible’

By politics.co.uk staff The energy regulator has announced that UK energy bills could rise up to 60 per cent by 2016 due to climate change. Britain’s reliance on gas imports from overseas and the volatile market could mean that prices rocket and could “pose a threat to security of supply”, Ofgem warned in a report… Read more »