Policing
The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »
More GPs are contacting the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for advice about disclosing information to online pharmacies when their patients are prescribed weight loss medications. With the popularity of drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide as weight loss aids, GPs are increasingly being approached by online pharmacies to check if there is anything in a person’s medical… Read more »
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Police must be careful not to overuse stop and search powers because any abuse was “bound to damage community relations”, Lord Carlile has warned. In a new report, the government’s reviewer of terrorism legislation warns that section 44 of Terrorism Act 2000, which allows police to stop and search anyone without explanation if they believe… Read more »
The man shot during an anti-terror raid on his home in east London has spoken of how he thought he was going to be killed. Mohammad Abdul Kahar said he believed his family was being robbed when police burst into his house in Forest Gate at dawn ten days ago – it was not until… Read more »
