12 h. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury back in court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

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28 h. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury to return to court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

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52 h. ago 50 new laws to fight crime announced including police raiding homes without a warrant

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to 'take back our town centres from anti-social behaviour, thugs and thieves' in one of the biggest ever policing shake-ups

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53 h. ago UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces move in the CommonsThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi Badenoch’s big speech on foreign affairs hearing we might get some policy tooTractors’ horns interrupt Badenoch’s speech shortly after she begins speaking. Attendant spinner heard swearing furiously Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Starmer to make surprise announcement on ‘defence and security’ in Commons, ahead of meeting with Trump – UK politics live

Starmer is to give a statement to MPs at 12.30pm the Commons authories have announcedThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi Badenoch’s big speech on foreign affairs hearing we might get some policy tooTractors’ horns interrupt Badenoch’s speech shortly after she begins speaking. Attendant spinner heard swearing furiously Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Phone theft crackdown: Police to get power to search homes without warrant to tackle street crime 'epidemic'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the measures introduced in the Government's Crime and Policing Bill on Tuesday will ‘help take back control of town centres’

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57 h. ago New crime Bill will help ‘take back control of town centres’ – Home Secretary

The Government’s new Crime and Policing Bill will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.

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65 h. ago Police to crackdown on phone theft with new powers to enter buildings and seize stolen phones located via tracking apps

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move was aimed at giving officers the ability to act swiftly against phone snatchers.

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66 h. ago Police could search for stolen phones without warrants under new crime Bill

The Crime and Policing Bill is set to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Home Secretary to meet US border tsar dubbed Ice Barbie over crackdown on migrants

Yvette Cooper is planning a meeting with Kristi Noem (pictured), the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has described the US border with Mexico as a 'war zone'.

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5 d. ago Child exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ to be made criminal offences

The Children's Commissioner has said that new laws will provide ‘clarity that exploited children are victims’

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5 d. ago Yvette Cooper anounces tough new child exploitation and cuckooing laws TODAY

The Government has announced two new criminal offences, with 10 year sentences for those who exploit children to commit crimes and up to five years for taking over someone's home

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5 d. ago Child criminal exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ to be outlawed in new legislation

The measures will come in the Crime and Policing Bill due to be introduced to Parliament next week.

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8 d. ago Knife crime measures under Ronan’s Law ‘will make a difference’, sister says

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives without identity checks.

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8 d. ago 'My son would still be alive if tough new knife laws had been brought in sooner'

Pooja Kanda, whose son Ronan was stabbed to death with a ninja sword his killers had bought online, has welcomed a clampdown on online knife sales announced by Yvette Cooper

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8 d. ago Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to announce huge new law change TODAY in major crackdown

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told The Mirror she is appalled it can be harder for a child to buy lottery scratchcards and cigarttes than it is to get their hands on deadly blades - as she vowed to bring in Ronan's Law

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8 d. ago Rounded blades ‘safer alternative’ to pointed kitchen knives, research suggests

The preliminary findings comes as round-edged kitchen knives are being advocated as an alternative to pointed blades to help tackle knife crime.

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8 d. ago Knife age checks ‘a huge vulnerability’ at sale and delivery, review finds

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.

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9 d. ago ‘Deeply troubled’ judge writes to Starmer over immigration tribunal PMQ exchange

Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said she was ‘deeply troubled to learn of the exchanges’ between Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch.

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1 week ago Hollyoaks viewers say 'that's so messed up' as Dillon groomed by Rex in dark twist

Hollyoaks fans were left saying the same thing during Monday's first look episode as the Channel 4 soap's child exploitation plot took a dark turn with Rex Gallagher and Dillon Ray

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