The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed the reasons for nearly 3,800 prison spaces being out of use at a time when thousands of offenders are being released early to tackle overcrowding.
They include the need for fire safety repairs, interior damage by prisoners, the spread of Legionella bacteria, the presence of asbestos, radon gas, damp, mould, leaks – and bedbugs ⤵️
The Prime Minister has reportedly handed over responsibility for any changes to electric car sales charges to Louise Haigh, the First Secretary of State.
It comes amid concerns about an alleged conflict of interest given the role Marie-France van Heel, Mr Burnham’s wife, plays in the EV industry ⤵️
The force, Britain’s biggest, will restrict officers from investigating minor tag breaches of under an hour unless they are deemed to have been committed by high-risk offenders, such as domestic abusers, or there is evidence of a crime ⤵️
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The unrest began on Saturday afternoon and led to at least 128 arrests, roughly half of them of minors, according to authorities. Fifteen police officers were reported injured during the night ⤵️
Labour will ask voters to decide whether they want a return to freedom of movement, Angela Rayner has said.
The Housing Secretary said the Government wanted to have a “conversation” with the public about closer relations with the EU, and said free movement should not be “off the table”
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"The devastation in here is awful."
More than 82,000 properties have been left without power after Storm Boelo battered parts of the UK overnight.
The second named storm in two days brought gusts of 85mph in Scotland and up to 70mph in other areas of the country.
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The BBC has agreed a £400,000 payout to a Jewish documentary-maker who says she was the victim of anti-Semitism and was bullied out of the broadcaster.
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The Charity Commission has opened a case against Restless Beings after it was sent a dossier of evidence claiming that it had shared staff and aid workers with a now-sanctioned “charity” that Hamas allegedly controls, and worked on joint operations with it.
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The child was injured after “falling from height” at an address in St Paul’s Road, Barking, on Saturday and died in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Thomas Markle’s ex-wife was the author of a letter to the Metropolitan Police that accused him of being a paedophile.
The Duchess of Sussex’s father was accused of child sex offences in a letter sent to the force in 2019, which it admitted it did not act on.
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A 60-year-old man has died after being hit by a tree in Storm Boelo.
The accident happened on a minor road near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway at around 10.30am.
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