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BASC delivers more training for police firearms enquiry officers

BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »

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MDU hopes for positive impact on claims costs after change to PI discount rate in Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Government Actuary has determined that, with effect from today, the PIDR in Northern Ireland and Scotland should be increased to +0.5%… Read more »

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Competing brothers: Ed and David Miliband
Feature: He ain’t a political heavyweight, he’s my brother

Sibling rivalries have been around for a long time. So what can David and Ed Miliband expect as the Labour leadership race intensifies? By Samuel Dale Noel Gallagher once whacked his brother, Liam, over the head with a cricket bat during a fight recording an Oasis album. While the Mancunian rock stars may take brotherly… Read more »

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Ed Miliband is building momentum in the Labour leadership fight
Ed Miliband secures more union backing

By politics.co.uk staff Ed Miliband’s chances of becoming Labour leader have received another welcome boost after he secured the backing of the second of the country’s three biggest unions. Unison gave the younger Miliband brother its support today, not long after the GMB union confirmed it was throwing its weight behind him. Unison’s national political… Read more »