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Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Supreme court judges have unanimously prevented the Treasury from freezing the assets of five terror suspects. The ruling found that ministers did not have the power to curtail individuals’ rights in this way without the express approval of parliament. It does not mean the assets of Mohammed al-Ghabra, Hani el Sayed Sabaei… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Miliband is chairing a meeting of the representatives of 21 states on the growing terrorist threat emanating from Yemen. The foreign secretary’s meeting on international support follows the failed Detroit terrorist attack of Christmas Day 2009, which was linked to al-Qaida in Yemen. The Middle Eastern state is emerging alongside Somalia… Read more »