44 h. ago ‘Tough on crime’ politics has not made us safer – the prisons crisis has forced a rethink

As justice secretary Shabana Mahmood agrees to the biggest overhaul to sentencing in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin considers whether the new approach – to refocus the system on rehabilitation and reducing reoffending – will be effective

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52 h. ago Biggest reset of prisons in 30 years as plans call for MAJOR jail time change

Keir Starmer has been warned he must 'act with bravery' after years of political demands to be 'tough on crime' have resulted in a huge overcrowding crisis in prisons

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2 w. ago Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started?

The rules-based world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their relationshipsIn a week in which former allies in a redividing globe separately commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the sense of a runaway descent towards a third world war draws ever closer.The implosion of Pax Americana, the interconnectedness of conflicts, the new willingness to resort to unbridled state-sponsored violence and the irrelevance of the institutions of the rules-based order have all been on brutal display this week. From Kashmir to Khan Younis, Hodeidah, Port Sudan and Kursk, the only sound is of explosions, and the only lesson is that the old rules no longer apply. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Manchester United XI vs Athletic Club: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Europa League today

Another potentially big injury is forcing Ruben Amorim into a rethink

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2 w. ago Manchester United XI vs Athletic Club: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Europa League

Another potentially big injury is forcing Ruben Amorim into a rethink

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3 w. ago I used to run to make myself thin. But I finally discovered the joy of jogging in my 40s after my doctor delivered some gut

Writer Emma Campbell said she only discovered the 'magic' of running in her forties having been diagnosed with the disease for a third time, forcing a rethink in her approach to exercise.

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