41 m. 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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2 h. ago Family of Peter Sullivan revealed they are 'ecstatic' his name has been cleared and are planning get together to celebrate his release

Peter Sullivan's conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall, 21, was dramatically quashed yesterday after the Court of Appeal heard DNA evidence showed the killer was someone else.

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5 h. ago Prisoners to earn freedom after serving third of sentence under new plans

Offenders in England and Wales to have sentences cut for good behaviour and completion of work, training or education tasksPrisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.Offenders in England and Wales will be able to earn early release if they complete work, training or education assignments and demonstrate good behaviour. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Prisoners in England and Wales to earn early release under new plans

Sentences to be reduced by third for good behaviour and if work, training or education assignments completedPrisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.Offenders in England and Wales will be able to earn early release if they complete work, training or education assignments and demonstrate good behaviour before being freed. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Keir Starmer to announce new measures to ‘tighten up’ immigration system – UK politics live

Prime minster to unveil immigration white paper that he claimes will be ‘clean break from past’What change in rules means for migrants and employersThe Conservatives have rejected suggestions that Keir Starmer is being tough on immigration. In a statement released overnight in response to the briefing about the white paper plans, Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said:Keir Starmer pretends to be tough, but just weeks ago his MPs voted against our 10-year residency and economic contribution test for indefinite leave to remain. Now he says that immigrants who make no contribution should still be allowed to stay.He is trying to take steal credit for recent substantial reductions in visa numbers that resulted from Conservative reforms in April 2024.International recruitment is a lifeline for the homecare sector, enabling us to provide vital support to older and disabled people in their own homes. Care providers are already struggling to recruit within the UK. We are deeply concern...

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5 d. ago Football news: Arsenal line up four transfers as Liverpool learn release clause amid Rashford plan

There are just a few weeks remaining in the season as the likes of the Premier League reaches its finale and Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool prepare for the transfer window

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7 d. ago Revenge of the Savage Planet release time – here’s when the colourful co

If you're in the mood for a playful and pulpy sci-fi adventure with a friend, you'll want to pay close attention to when the Revenge of the Savage Planet release time arrives.

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1 week ago 31 of England’s prisons are Victorian. Do they work? – visual investigation

Many jails still in use today were built by the Victorians. Here’s how their 19th-century design is contributing to a 21st-century crisisEngland in the 1840s was a place of dizzying industry, rapid urbanisation and technological progress.Among the proliferation of inventions, a new type of building was unveiled to the world. A prison, K-shaped with long corridors made of sure, thick walls, and small windows in cold, solitary cells.The new prison will be most conducive to the reformation of prisoners and to the repression of crime It resolves itself into a greater uniformity of plan and purpose than has yet been exhibited in prison architecture.The Illustrated London News in its coverage of the new facility on August 13, 1842.The piers or partitions between them are 18 inches thick, and are worked with close joints, so as to preclude as much as possible the transmission of sound. A description of HMP Pentonville in the Illustrated London News, 1843 Continue reading...

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1 week ago GTA 6 fans suffer blow as Rockstar announces delay to planned 2025 release

The sixth instalment of the popular motor game franchise was expected to be released sometime this fall

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2 w. ago Striking images earn Welsh grandad and granddaughter place in finals of 'Oscars of food photography'

'I've been giving Hollie photography lessons for the past two years. It gives me immense pleasure in nourishing her interest in photography,' said grandad Harry Williams

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2 w. ago Netflix fans overjoyed as streamer announces major change which will 'transform' every single hit series

The new adaptation was rolled out on the fifth and final season of YOU, released last Thursday, and Netflix plans to add it to all its original shows from now on.

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2 w. ago Brits living in 'warehouse capital of England' claim it's like a 'prison camp'

Northamptonshire has more storage and distribution centres than anywhere else in the UK with huge developments "constantly" popping up

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3 w. ago Will Smith fans make baffling observation about latest album

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Men in Black star has enjoyed a successful music career, but his latest album has been dubbed 'a flop' despite the star planning to tour the UK and Europe with the new release

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4 w. ago GTA 6 fan plans 'ultimate' Vice City themed launch party for game's release date

GTA 6 still doesn't have a release date, but that hasn't stopped one fan from preparing the "Ultimate GTA VI launch party" for when it does arrive – here's what guests can look forward to

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