5 h. ago Jail time for recalled offenders to be limited to free up prison places

UK justice secretary also announces plans for three new jails amid overcrowding crisis in England and WalesShabana Mahmood will limit how long hundreds of repeat offenders can be returned to prison for amid Whitehall predictions that jails will be full again in November.The justice secretary also announced a £4.7bn plan to build three new prisons starting this year, part of a “record expansion” as the government attempts to get to grips with the criminal justice system. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Prisons to run out of space in five months as new measures to tackle overcrowding crisis unveiled

Three new prisons will be built and new recall measures will be introduced in a bid to manage the jail population

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7 h. ago Labour unveils plans to build three new prisons and make criminals who reoffend serve just a month behind bars in latest soft justice reform to tackle overcrowding crisis

The Justice Secretary said prisons are currently 99 per cent full and Britain risks a 'total breakdown of the justice system' if the issue is not addressed.

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8 h. ago Three new prisons to be built starting this year, UK justice secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood says jails will be part of a ‘record prison expansion’ amid overcrowding crisis in England and Wales Three new prisons will be built, starting this year, as part of a “record prison expansion”, the justice secretary has announced, as the government grapples with near-full jails.Shabana Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures, which will mean prisoners serving between one and four years’ jail time can be returned to prison only for “a fixed 28-day period”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Donald Trump is taking tips on how to host the World Cup from Qatar

Sheikh Tamim Al Thani told the US President he was "sharing our experience" of hosting the tournament - boasting there was "not one incident" during their World Cup in 2022. Qatar has long been criticised for criminalising homosexuality, with prison sentences of up to seven years or death by stoning.

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32 h. ago Residents raise concerns over plans to build 200 new homes in their town

Some residents have said the already busy street could be "crazy" with the extra traffic it creates

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37 h. ago 'Britain is already an island of strangers': Tory Robert Jenrick echoes Keir Starmer's hardline migrant speech

The shadow justice minister also hit out at so-called 'white flight' in a series of interviews after Labour unveiled new plans to control immigration.

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38 h. ago Newmains residents asked for their thoughts on new homes set to built at old school

The council planning to build around 33 affordable homes for social rent on the site of the former St Brigid’s Primary School on Newton Drive.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer says migrants will have to ‘earn the right’ to live in UK as part of new crackdown

Labour prime minister to unveil new ‘contributor model’ he says will boost economic growth in the wake of surge of support for Nigel Farage and Reform

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3 d. ago Fury as American billionaire owner of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch plans to build 'monstrous' mansion in idyllic Oxfordshire village

EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Little Tew are battling billionaire Ronald Burkle's bid to build a lavish six-bedroom home, which they fear could become a new ' Michael Jackson'-style Neverland mansion.

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5 d. ago Cardiff car park reduced to rubble ahead of major transformation

Plans to demolish and re-build the multi-storey car park at Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay were put in more than five years ago and have proved controversial

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5 d. ago Jobs saved by "historic" US trade deal, Rightmove set for growth and British Airways orders new Boeing fleet

From a last-minute US trade deal and a £699m property merger to new aircraft orders, rising resale listings, and plans to build on London’s green belt, here are today’s top stories in UK business in under two minutes.

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5 d. ago Owner of luxury Welsh Airbnb blighted by partying 'rowdy visitors' told to turn it back into a home

The owner of a luxury converted barn, refused retrospective planning permission, has a month to submit an appeal or face returning the property to its original use.

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5 d. ago More criminals could be tagged instead of jailed but prisons minister insists he's not 'soft on crime'

Lord James Timpson said the UK is “addicted” to sentencing and punishment and that “so many” prisoners “shouldn’t be there” but he insists he is not "soft on crime"

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt

Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt  The Guardian

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan unveils plan to rip up green belt to build flats for Londoners

The controversial move is likely to face opposition from environmental campaigners

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan announces London's Green Belt to be built on to tackle homes crisis

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will announce plans to build on London's Green Belt - saying this is the only way enough affordable homes can be delivered in the next decade

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6 d. ago Khan Plans to Build on Green Belt to End London Housing Crisis

Khan Plans to Build on Green Belt to End London Housing Crisis  Bloomberg.com

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6 d. ago Police plan to build LIFESIZE replica of part of Grenfell Tower to use in court cases

The Metropolitan Police has told grieving families that the model, which would take more than a year to build, will help explain how the fire spread in any future trials.

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8 d. ago Revealed: How long YOU should be able to hold a plank for according to your age

People from around the world who are eager to build strength have long been pracitsing the plank hold. Find out how long you should aim to stay in position depending on your age.

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