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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 calls for debate over Labour policy
Johnson calls for end to ‘macho politics’

Labour must stop indulging in “macho politics” and unite to win a fourth term in government, Alan Johnson has said. The education secretary warned the party faced “enormous challenges” which must be debated, but said these were not ideological debates and should not result in the kind of divisions seen in the 1980s and early… Read more »

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Trade unionists booed Blair at his last TUC conference
Blair heckled as he faces unions for the last time

Tony Blair was heckled, booed and faced a walk-out from union members as he faced the TUC this afternoon for the last time as prime minister. Trade unionists have spent the last two days discussing how to fight the government’s programme of privatisation, and this afternoon’s address saw RMT members walk out holding banners calling… Read more »