99 minutes ago Adult male prison spaces ‘fell into double figures’, says Shabana Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood said that when she was appointed as Lord Chancellor prisons were ‘weeks away from running out of space altogether’.

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1 hour ago Health woes mount for Harvey Weinstein as he faces leukaemia diagnosis and fresh charges

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with leukaemia, according to sources, as the disgraced film producer battles a 'myriad of health conditions'

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2 hours ago Who are the big names that demanded 'justice' after Chris Kaba was gunned down by police? Calls for consequence revealed as coked

In the days and weeks after Chris Kaba's death in September 2022, many big names called for 'justice' after the 24-year-old was gunned down and killed while trying to flee police.

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2 hours ago Police say 11 are killed when a gasoline truck explodes near Uganda's capital

Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a highway on Tuesday

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3 hours ago Cats go against babies in a word association game devised by scientists

A small team of animal scientists at Azabu University in Japan have found that common house cats are capable of linking human words with images without prompting.

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4 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successorAs Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of...

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4 hours ago New information emerges on Wales train crash that killed a passenger on a remote line as passenger tells of losing consciousness during collision

A man died and 15 others were rushed to hospital after the pair of public transport vehicles collided into each other on the Cambrian line near Llanbrynmair, Powys, on Monday night.

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4 hours ago Households in England dumped 5.6m tonnes of packaging waste last year – councils

Councils are calling on ministers to ensure upcoming reforms focus on reducing unnecessary waste and making recycling easier.

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4 hours ago Man, 55, charged with murder of dog walker Anita Rose who was found unconscious on path three months ago

A man has been charged with the murder of Anita Rose, who was found unconscious on a path whilst walking her dog three months ago.

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