Terrorism
BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Government Actuary has determined that, with effect from today, the PIDR in Northern Ireland and Scotland should be increased to +0.5%… 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 »
