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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 »
A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
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Jilted Generation: How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth, by Ed Howker and Shiv Malik – paperback, out September 2nd, £8.99, 246pp If you can’t buy a house or get a job you’re probably looking for someone to blame. This book could help you out – even if it won’t solve all your problems. By Alex… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Government ministers’ belief that the housing benefits system is ‘out of control’ is unjustified, a housing research charity has claimed. The Building and Social Housing Foundation rejected welfare reform minister David Freud’s recent claim that housing benefit is “really out of control, growing a bit like Japanese knotweed”. It argued the recent… Read more »
