2 h. ago Emergency measures to be introduced before overcrowded prisons reach 'zero capacity'

“If our prisons overflow, we reach a total breakdown of law and order"

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4 h. ago New emergency measures to cut prison overcrowding as Government warns jails to be full in five months

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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5 h. ago More emergency measures to cut jail overcrowding before ‘zero capacity’ reached

Legislation to bring in the changes is expected to be introduced in the coming weeks.

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5 h. ago New emergency measures as UK prisons on verge of collapse with jail places set to run out in November

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 More emergency prison measures revealed as jails to run out in FIVE months

In a speech from Downing Street on Wednesday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said three new prisons will be built as part of a 'record prison expansion' backed by £4.7billion

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7 h. ago Recalled prisoners to be released after 28 days under emergency measures to free up 1400 cells

The justice secretary warned we are five months from running out of prison places - which risks the ‘total breakdown of law and order’

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5 d. ago Scots prisoner cut inmate's throat during football game at Edinburgh jail

John Etchells, 31, slashed his victim in the neck when he was playing football at an exercise yard at Edinburgh's Saughton jail before telling prison officers: "I'll not be threatened by any rodent."

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9 d. ago UN's top court is to rule on Sudan's request alleging Emiratis funded Sudanese paramilitary forces

The top court of the United Nations is to rule on a request from Sudan to issue emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates

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9 d. ago Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

As a general amnesty law takes effect in Iraq, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview

Politics

1 week ago I worked with Tony Blair when he put climate at the heart of UK policy. He must not now undermine that | David King

I support the Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute, but his foreword risks compromising what must be achievedDavid King was chief scientific adviser to the UK government under Tony Blair, and is founder and chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory GroupI have always been proud of the progress the UK made between 2003 and 2007 in formulating a credible response to the climate change. Under Tony Blair’s leadership, the UK placed climate at the heart of global diplomacy. At the time, our understanding was based largely on scientific projections and models. Today, the crisis is in full view – faster and more devastating than many imagined. The world is now experiencing the daily impacts of climate breakdown, and our responses must reflect this escalating emergency. We need measured, strategic, sustained and, above all, urgent interventions to ensure a manageable future for humanity.That is why I support much of the thrust of The Climate Paradox report from the Tony Bl...

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2 w. ago Trans woman to hand out disabled toilet keys after Supreme Court ruling leaves ‘no other option’

Sarah Marsh calls it an ‘emergency measure’ after government confirms trans women must use men’s toilets

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