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The announcement that the Home Office has begun tendering for a system to replace England and Wales’ firearms licensing database has been received enthusiastically by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). First reported in The Register, the pre-procurement notice will start the process of replacing the National Firearms Licence… Read more »
During last night’s late night sitting in the House of Lords, running beyond 2am, peers voted to allow women to continue to access abortion services at home. Prior to Covid, women were required to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills. But since then, they have been able to receive the pills by post. The… Read more »
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Hundreds of nurses descended on Westminster today in protest about NHS deficits and job cuts across the health service. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is concerned that, as hospitals cut back on services and staff to deal with nationwide deficits of more than £600 million, patient care will suffer. The government has rejected this… Read more »
One in five NHS hospital trusts is likely to report large budget deficits in the near future, with a “real risk” that many of them will fail, a new report warns. The King’s Fund finds that the introduction of market competition into the NHS is likely to cause considerable financial destabilisation, and that currently the… Read more »
