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First timer Nala scoops scurry league success

A Labrador named Nala and her owner took the top spot in this year’s BASC scurry league final – the first to be held since 2019 – at the Weston Park Country Fair. Nala was unable to compete in 2020 or 2021 due to the cancellation of the annual event due to Covid-19 restrictions. This… Read more »

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Firearms licensing inconsistencies “are symptomatic of wider police failures”

A major overhaul of the firearms licensing service has been called for following an investigation by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Through a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, the report found significant inconsistences in the service provided by the 42 separate firearms licensing departments in England and Wales. The figures show that… Read more »

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Alan Johnson is backing Gordon Brown to be the next Labour leader
Johnson plays down leadership contest

Alan Johnson has welcomed the prospect of John Reid standing for the Labour leadership but has insisted that a high level contest was “not a necessity”. The education secretary, who has announced that he plans to stand for the party’s deputy leadership, told the BBC that “there’s a view in some places in the media,… Read more »

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Gordon Brown may face a challenge from John Reid in a future Labour leadership race
Brown and Reid press security credentials

Gordon Brown and John Reid have both used today’s Sunday newspapers to outline their security credentials, prompting further speculation over the future of the Labour leadership. Mr Brown, who has long been tipped as Tony Blair’s successor, stresses in an interview with the Sunday Times that protecting the nation must be a premier’s “first priority”…. Read more »