85 minutes ago Revealed: Armed kidnapper who triumphantly posed in front of Bentley after being released from prison early documented his seven years behind bars with smug social media selfies

Daniel Dowling-Brooks, a 29-year-old father of two, gave 'thumbs up' signs alongside friends and his delighted mother outside HMP Swaleside in Kent.

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3 hours ago Keir Starmer 'shares public's anger' as prisoners pictured leaving prison early

Around 1,100 inmates are due to be freed in a second wave of early releases under the Government's policy to free up prison space.

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4 hours ago Prisoners celebrate as they walk free from jail on day government releases inmates early to ease overcrowding

Prisoners celebrated today as they walked free from jail on the same day the government released inmates early to ease overcrowding.

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5 hours ago Scottish Labour MP warns Chinese Communist Party to keep 'hands off Hong Kong Scots'

Blair McDougall said many of his constituents "live in fear of repression" from China following the discovery of a 'secret police station' run by the Chinese state in a Glasgow restaurant.

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5 hours ago Starmer ‘shares public’s anger’ as prisoners pictured leaving prison early

Around 1,100 inmates are expected to be freed in a second wave of early releases under the Government’s policy to free up prison space.

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5 hours ago No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early releaseThe funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly earlier this month after delivering a speech in North Macedonia, will be held on Tuesday 29 October, his family has announced.The funeral will be at Strichen parish church in Aberdeenshire. It will be conducted by Rev Ian McEwan, a friend of the family, and only family and close friends are invited. Salmond will be laid to rest in Strichen cemetery.According to the Eurostat data, England and Wales had 144 prisoners per 100,000 head of population, the 8th highest rate among EU countries and the highest amongst western European jurisdictions. Scotland had the 9th highest with 137 prisoners per 100,...

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6 hours ago ‘Big up Keir Starmer’ says inmate as he poses with Bentley after early prison release

Around 1,100 inmates to be freed early on Tuesday as part of government’s policy to free up prison space

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9 hours ago David Gauke calls for end to ‘bidding war’ between parties as he is appointed to sentencing review – UK politics live

Former Conservative justice sectary to carry out review by Ministry of Justice considering alternatives to sending people to jailShabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has said that mistakes that affected the first set of early prisoner releases under Labour should have been “ironed out” ahead of the second round take place today.In an interview with Times Radio, she said that 37 prisoners were released by mistake when around 1,700 inmates were released early in September. She went on:All 37 were returned to custody, and that operational part of the system actually ended up working exactly as it should.But those mistakes have now been ironed out, and I’m confident that the releases taking place will now be exactly as we need them to be, and victims who are required to be notified will ...

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10 hours ago Susan Smith fights for prison release 30 years after drowning her children in fake carjacking

Smith has frequently written to reporters, true crime aficionados and potential suitors from prison

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