72 m. ago Turkey confirms all 20 on board military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia killed – Europe live

The aircraft was en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey, the cause of the incident is still under investigationAll 20 personnel on board of a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday were killed, Turkey’s defence minister said, AP reported.The confirmation came in Yaşar Güler’s post on X, which included photographs of the personnel who died in the accident. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal – Europe live

Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the decision to suspend German Galushchenko had been taken at an emergency government sessionUkrainian justice minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid an alleged corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector, uncovered by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or SAPO.AFP reported that the authorities alleged that Galushchenko was involved in a $100m corruption scheme orchestrated by Timur Mindich, an ally of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and personally benefited from the plot. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

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21 h. ago BREAKING: Exact number of prisoners released by mistake confirmed

Justice Secretary David Lammy will give a statement to MPs in the House of Commons after the Ministry of Justice confirmed that 91 criminals have been freed in error since April 1

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25 h. ago Ukraine's nuclear energy company says operations unaffected by $100M graft probe

Ukraine’s nuclear energy company says its operations remain unaffected by a major corruption investigation into the country's power sector

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42 h. ago Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds

Anti-corruption search included properties linked to justice minister and Zelenskyy’s former business partner

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43 h. ago Justice officials accidentally release plans to spend tens of millions moving women criminals out of prison

Documents accidentally released by the Ministry of Justice outline a scheme - which would cost an initial £68million and then a further £47million a year - to 'divert' women offenders out of jail.

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3 d. ago David Lammy mocked for 'ordering civil servants' at the Ministry of Justice to call him 'Deputy Prime Minister'

Mr Lammy, whose other main job is Justice Secretary, allegedly orders Ministry of Justice (MoJ) staff to use his 'DPM' title first. Sources close to Mr Lammy denied the claim.

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3 d. ago Two out of four prisoners still at large were freed by mistake last year

Two of the four prisoners who are still at large after being mistakenly released last year were freed in error in June this year, the Ministry of Justice has said

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4 d. ago Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release

Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permissionEnvironmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago David Lammy faces Cabinet backlash over prisoner release row as Deputy PM is branded 'incompetent' and 'cowardly' by his fellow ministers

The Justice Secretary has been blasted by fellow ministers over his refusal to answer questions in the House of Commons about the release of an Algerian national.

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6 d. ago Prison governors in crisis talks as hunt continues for wrongly released inmates

Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones said she was furious about the situation.

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6 d. ago Lammy ‘not informed of key details’ when questioned about prisoner release error

The Ministry of Justice has defended David Lammy, after he failed to answer questions about the mistaken release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

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6 d. ago 'Get a grip, man!' David Lammy in fiery PMQ's clash over accidental release of migrant sex offender

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, David Lammy, filled in for Sir Keir Starmer at fiery Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday

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8 d. ago ‘Dangerous and sexist’ strangulation in online pornography to be banned

Non-fatal strangulation is already an offence in its own right, but it is not currently illegal to show it online.

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1 week ago Man freed from prison under early release scheme charged with murder

It is the most serious offence alleged to have been committed by someone released under the scheme, which was implemented to cut prison overcrowding.

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1 week ago Almost one in eight prisoners are now foreign nationals: The overseas criminals committing rapes, murders and violent attacks in the UK

The latest Ministry of Justice statistics show that the number of foreign nationals in Britain's jails has grown by more than three per cent in a year to 10,737.

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1 week ago Nearly 40,000 prisoners have been let out of jail under Government’s early release scheme

Some 38,042 inmates had been freed as of the end of June this year, according to the Ministry of Justice. The scheme was launched as an emergency measure on September 10 last year, just days after the prison population reached a record high of 88,521.

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1 week ago Prison population in England and Wales: Latest numbers and trends

Some 10,737 foreign nationals were in prison at the end of September, down on the quarter but up year on year.

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1 week ago Labour frees 38,000 criminals early under controversial soft justice scheme

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show 38,042 offenders were let out of prison under the scheme between its launch in September 2024 and the end of June.

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