97 m. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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8 d. ago Thousands of criminals to avoid jail under new 'soft justice' Bill that will see short

Labour was accused of taking the side of criminals on Sunday as ministers press ahead with the abolition of most short-term prison sentences.

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8 d. ago Almost all short prison sentences to be scrapped in bid to solve UK jails crisis

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is planning extreme changes to the justice system in a bid to try and ease the overcrowding in prisons and slash reoffending rates

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9 d. ago Use of short prison sentences to be reduced and well behaved inmates to be released early under new plans

"This Government inherited a prisons system days away from collapse..."

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9 d. ago Labour to scrap most short prison sentences to tackle overcrowding

The government will allow offenders to earn early release through good behaviour in prisons

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9 d. ago New laws to reduce use of short prison sentences expected within weeks

Courts will be given greater powers to attach conditions to non-custodial sentences.

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2 w. ago Congress plans to release Epstein files to public after it gets them on Friday: report

The House panel is expected to start receiving some of the material from the Justice Department on Friday.

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2 w. ago ‘Historical amnesia’: Indonesia’s fight over plan to amend history books

Anger the controversial plan coincides with anime flag movement, seen as a critique on the decline of democratic freedoms under President PrabowoIndonesia has delayed plans to publish a set of controversial history books amid backlash from historians and activists who have accused the project of being an attempt to downplay past atrocities, and represents “historical amnesia”.In May Indonesia’s culture minister Fadli Zon announced the planned release of a 10-volume “official history” project. The set of new books would remove colonial bias, feature updated research, promote national pride and have a “positive” tone, he said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New guidance for UK police on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grafton Farmhouse Phasmophobia map rework coming this week – here's when the eerie makeover drops

The Grafton Farmhouse Rework is the second of three planned map makeovers this year and its release date and time is just around the corner.

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3 w. ago Demonstrators seeking release of Gaza hostages to march in London as Middle East tensions grip UK

Police in London are bracing for more demonstrations on Sunday as the war in Gaza continues to inflame tensions across the U.K. Demonstrators plan to march to the prime minister’s residence, demanding the release of hostages in Gaza

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3 w. ago P Diddy lawyer reveals disgraced star's comeback plan despite being jailed

Sean 'Diddy Combs' is said to be planning a huge music comeback when he is released from prison, according to his lawyer. The claim comes before his sentence has been confirmed

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3 w. ago EFL release passionate Sheffield Wednesday statement and confirm plan for Dejphon Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday have lurched from one crisis to another in recent seasons and are currently under various EFL-imposed embargoes for financial breaches, including late payment of wages to players and staff

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3 w. ago Prison staff expose 'shambles' of early release scheme as they back new plan

Officers working in jails and those who monitor the release of inmates back Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood ’s plans to bring in a Texas-style behaviour model

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