12 h. ago Death row gran Lindsay Sandiford dodges execution 'after Keir Starmer plea'

The drug mule spent 12 years behind bars.

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13 h. ago Death row gran Lindsay Sandiford dodges firing squad in Bali 'after plea from Keir Starmer'

Indonesian authorities said they agreed to transfer drugs mule Lindsay Sandiford back to the UK after an application by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

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14 h. ago Brit death row gran Lindsay Sandiford spared Bali execution over 'seriously ill' health fears

Lindsay Sandiford could be back in Britain within days after officials in Indonesia said she is 'seriously ill' - the 69-year-old grandmother was sentenced to death 12 years ago

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15 h. ago ‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the TreasuryAmazon chief executive Andy Jassy beamed as he met Keir Starmer in Downing Street’s garden to announce £40bn of UK investments in June. Starmer was equally effusive, gushing: “This deal shows that our plan for change is working –bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”Four months later, and the tech company was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo – and shed light on the UK government’s reliance on its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Brit drug mule gran returns to UK after 12 years on Death Row as she faced firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, a British woman, has been in a brutal legal battle with Jakarta in a bid to fight her drug smuggling sentence – where she was placed on Death Row

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2 w. ago LOUISE CALVEY: Immoral new asylum plans will mean more children dying in the Channel

Louise Calvey, executive director of Asylum Matters, argues that Keir Starmer's decision to end refugee 'golden tickets' removes a vital safe route used by women and children

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