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The three winners of the 2021 BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting Awards have been announced. For the second year, the awards were split into three categories: Target Shooting, Game and Gamekeeping, and Field to Fork. More than 100 nominations were received. Laura Boswell, from Northamptonshire, took the Target Shooting category, Zoe Roper-Smith, from Norfolk, the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been made aware that several firearms licensing departments that had previously stopped grant applications have revised their policy after criticism from BASC, press coverage and intervention by MPs. Licensing departments in North Yorkshire, Thames Valley, Kent and Northamptonshire had all previously announced that grant applications for… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The United States was only able to pursue its extraordinary rendition policy with the help of allies during the Bush administration’s war on terror, including Britain, a UN report is expected to say today. A final report from the UN special rapporteur on torture and secret detention is expected to criticise intelligence… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff MPs have condemned a new tracking system being set up by internet giant Google. The system, called Latitude, allows users to see where their friends or loved-ones are through their mobile phone, although they have to be given authorisation by the person in question. But a Commons early day motion warns of… Read more »
