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Keyham inquest: Firearms licensing officer had 'no formal training'

The jury was told after starting in the role he did not receive any formal training in understanding guidance on issuing firearms certificates.

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Murder investigation begins after man dies in Bristol

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Keyham shooting inquest

Keyham: Gun licensing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

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Great Western Hospitals awarded £32 million to expand emergency care

ITV Weather forecast for South West England

Special reunion for Paignton Zoo’s orangutan family

Keyham: Gun licensing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

Plymouth gunman 'ferociously' attacked teenagers a year before Keyham shooting

Plymouth gunman had known history of violence when applying for shotgun licence

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Man, 81, takes own life after loophole denied him pay out for botched dentistry

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CCTV footage captures moment teen kneecaps man in 'revenge attack'

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Woman left needing 70 stitches after dog mauls her face

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Woman, 31, left on trolley in corridor before dying 'failed by the NHS'

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Knee pain misdiagnosed three times turns out to be rare form of bone cancer

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Dozen American Bulldog puppies abandoned with their mum found new homes

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Police at scene of 'serious assault' in Belfast park

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Mum vanishes while walking dog near river

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The Last of Us and 24 star Annie Wersching dies at 45

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Molly-Mae welcomes baby girl with Tommy Fury

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Woman banned from village hall after asking if it should be a warm space

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Police attend scene of sudden death in Co Down

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Britain cold, hungry and miserable, new figures show

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Police attend scene of sudden death in Derry

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Gareth Thomas reaches £75k settlement in HIV legal battle with ex

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Strange spiralling swirl captured crossing the sky over Hawaii

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Partner of missing dog walker living in 'perpetual hell'

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Woman killed in Caterham dog attack named as Natasha Johnston

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Trio walked out of shop with £2,000 worth of stolen sportswear in 'brazen' theft

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16-week-old foetus left in box outside Barnet hospital