11 h. ago Prof Chris Whitty issues 'severe or life threatening' illness warning

England's Chief Medical Officer is urging people to protect themselves and their children

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23 h. ago End scandal of indefinite jail terms, Britain’s probation chief urges Starmer

Exclusive: Martin Jones said it will be an ‘affront to justice’ if people are still trapped on IPP jail terms for minor crimes in 20 years as he urged ministers to consider new proposals

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24 h. ago Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035

Exclusive: Ambitious emissions reductions target would increase the country’s chance of winning rights to host Cop31 in 2026, Christiana Figueres saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former UN climate chief has urged the Australian government to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least a 75% cut by 2035, backing calls from a group of more than 350 businesses that it would be better for the economy than a lower goal.The intervention by Christiana Figueres, an architect of the 2015 Paris agreement when she was the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, comes before discussions about Australia’s commitment, due to be announced next month. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago ‘Young, ignorant’ vape users warned they could be caned for breaking Singapore laws

Etomidate in vape pods reclassified as a controlled drug with caning and jail terms for traffickers

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4 d. ago Prisoner trapped on abolished indefinite jail term took his own life after government refused to resentence him

Keith Gadd, 60, died in prison 13 years over his original tariff with no friends or family left to contact

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6 d. ago Thousands of criminals to avoid jail under new 'soft justice' Bill that will see short

Labour was accused of taking the side of criminals on Sunday as ministers press ahead with the abolition of most short-term prison sentences.

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7 d. ago Environmental crisis at Lough Neagh ‘has become a political problem’

Lough Neagh Partnership chief Gerry Darby has urged action after describing the lough as the worst he has ever seen.

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7 d. ago Friends who switched places for DNA paternity test in plot to avoid paying child maintenance get suspended sentence

Devious trickster Stephen Lord's plot to avoid paying child maintenance by having his friend Simon Brooks take a DNA test on his behalf backfired with both men receiving suspended jail terms.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly set to be released from prison following jail term for hate tweet

She was jailed over social media posts in the wake of the Southport terror attack.

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1 week ago Anger at 155 London police officers suspended from duty costing £7million a year

John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, called for urgent reform of ‘broken system’

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2 w. ago Police crack open man's safe and make their 'biggest' discovery

Shane Shorthouse was handed a six year jail term after officers discovered an enormous stash of cocaine and ketamine

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2 w. ago DWP promises legal action against those trying to cheat the benefits system

A Port Talbot couple received suspended jail terms ranging from six months to two years following their fraudulent claims totalling £48,517 in Universal Credit

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3 w. ago Defendant who dumped soiled adult nappies outside nurseries avoids immediate jail term

Abbi Taylor, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of dumping bags of toxic materials

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3 w. ago Groom attacked bride after stopping her having photos with other men at wedding

Sonny Parker, who beat his new wife and threatened to throw her off a balcony, is now starting a jail term

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3 w. ago Swiss urged to bring Fifa chief off bench in Trump tariff row

Political figures want Gianni Infantino enlisted to rescue talks by opening door to White House

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3 w. ago Police chief calls for urgent guidance for forces after cover

Warwickshire’s police and crime commissioner has written to the Home Secretary asking for revised guidance as soon as possible.

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3 w. ago Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence

Joe Outlaw was acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he was stripped naked and being 'starved’ in segregation

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4 w. ago Senior judges reveal regret at handing out ‘unfair’ indefinite jail terms and call for scandal to be ‘put right’

Exclusive: ‘I have been a part of the system that is wrong. I feel that I ought to be part of the system to put it right,’ says one judge who backs proposals to help those trapped under the ‘unfair’ sentence

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