4 h. ago People could be sent to prison for pet habit that seems 'harmless'

People might be forced to give up their animals and go to prison over this kind of behaviour

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21 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer called the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu “totally unacceptable”, adding:I am appalled that it has happened and it’s being investigated.The police are working urgently to track him down, and my Government is supporting them This man must be caught and deported for his crimes.Let us be clear, we inherited a collapsing prison system in which the last government was releasing people early and which our prisons were overflowing.And, indeed, we have a sentencing bill in parliament seeking to address that issue, and we have stabilised the system. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

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3 d. ago Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change

Family members of people incarcerated in Alabama prison held a rally at the Alabama Capitol

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4 d. ago Devastated dog owners realise their common habit has been hurting pet's feelings

Dog owners have been left heartbroken after discovering their common habits could be hurting their pet's feelings, and they have seen been apologising to their pets

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5 d. ago Defiant Sarkozy begins jail sentence as lawyer says he will be held in solitary confinement – Europe live

France’s former president was found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign and has arrived at La Sante prison in ParisShortly after he stepped into a car to head to La Santé, Nicolas Sarkozy published a long message on X in which he claimed to be a victim of revenge and hatred.He said:As I prepare to step outside the walls of La Santé prison, my thoughts go out to the French people of all walks of life and opinions.I want to tell them with my unwavering strength that it’s not a former President of the Republic being locked up this morning, it’s an innocent man. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I’m shaking all over’: hugs, tears and relief in Israel as Gaza hostages return

On a powerfully emotional day, 20 Israelis went home, hundreds of Palestinians were freed from prison and Trump had his perfectly scripted momentThe estimated 65,000 people in “hostages square” in Tel Aviv heard it before they saw it. Like so many sunflowers, their faces turned up to search the clear blue morning sky for the source of the sound. Then it swept into view from the west, from the direction of Gaza.A helicopter, military brown, was on the way to Ichilov hospital a few hundred metres away. But it diverted. It circled around the crowd giving each person below a view, and then tilted to its right, in an apparent salute to the cheering, waving, smiling faces below. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prosecutors want longer sentence for Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Patterson was sentenced to life in prison for murder of three people who were lunch guests at her home in 2023

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4 w. ago People plagued by drones and intruders fear plan to turn Welsh prison into 'one of EU's biggest'

Proposals were submitted to Bridgend County Borough Council on behalf of the UK’s Ministry of Justice earlier this year

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The Scottish Prison Service is looking for talented people to join the Estates Team

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