8 d. ago Yvette Cooper summons Chinese ambassador over 'politically motivated' prosecution of Jimmy Lai as ministers demand British citizen's release from Hong Kong jail

The media tycoon, a British citizen, has been found guilty by a Hong Kongcourt of conspiracy and sedition charges under national security laws imposed by Beijing.

Politics

1 week ago Angela Constance 'credible and competent' insists Kate Forbes amid calls for Justice Secretary to be sacked

The Deputy First Minister defended the Justice Secretary, who has overseen the early release of hundreds of criminals from jail.

Society

2 w. ago Prisoner accidentally released from jail after staff tricked in brazen email scam

Staff at HMP Chelmsford, in Essex, were fooled by an email that purported to be from the government but was sent by members of a fraudster's criminal ring

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2 w. ago Grandmother of British law student jailed in Dubai over 'single line of cocaine' says she will give her 'the biggest hug' after she is released early after spending a year in 'hellhole' jail

Mia O'Brien, 23, was arrested and jailed for possessing and supplying cocaine in the Middle Eastern city last October.

Society

2 w. ago How a prisoner is being wrongly freed every TWO days under Labour

Since Keir Starmer took power 18 months ago, 302 inmates have been erroneously released. Violent and sex offenders are among the catalogue of criminals mistakenly let go as well as thieves.

Events

3 w. ago Labour slammed as 12 more prisoners 'accidentally released' early as two 'still at large'

Justice Secretary David Lammy has admitted another 12 UK prisoners have been accidentally released from incarceration, with two of the former inmates still currently at large

Events

3 w. ago Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large and overall ‘trend is downwards’Prisoners continue to be released mistakenly with a further 12 inmates let out of jail in error since November, the UK justice secretary has revealed.David Lammy told BBC Breakfast that despite the latest figures the “trend is downwards” after improvements to the system were put in place. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Labour's prisons shame as Calamity Lammy reveals 12 more inmates have been mistakenly released in the last month

There have been 12 further accidental releases of prisoners since November, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.

Events

3 w. ago Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

Events

3 w. ago David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released

Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirmed

Events

3 w. ago Pressure mounts on Labour Government to call for release of two British businessmen 'forgotten' for 17 years in a UAE jail

Two leading human rights lawyers have written to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on her to personally intervene in the cases of Ryan Cornelius, 71, and Charles Ridley 66.

Events

3 w. ago Gemma Hayter killer could soon be released from jail as mum 'heartbroken'

Gemma Hayter, 27, was beaten, stabbed and suffocated before her naked and battered body was discovered by a disused railway line in a 2010 attack which shocked Britain

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