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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed concerns over a potential increase in the cost of firearms licensing applications in Scotland, following the publication of a Westminster committee report. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, published today, draws together a conclusion following its recent inquiry on firearms licensing regulations in Scotland. The committee’s… Read more »
The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »
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Christians living in and around the Middle East have been put in jeopardy by the US-led war in Iraq, the archbishop of Canterbury has said. Writing in the Times, Dr Rowan Williams said the British government was partly to blame for the view in the region that Christians supported the “crusading west”. He claimed this… Read more »
Defence secretary Des Browne has said he thinks the army might be too small to maintain its current operational tempo. In an interview with the times Mr Browne said the army is able to carry out two major overseas operations, but expressed concern over its ability to handle current commitments while still working on basic… Read more »
