The prime minister says other work to reduce prisoner numbers could allow for more space for serious offenders In his pooled TV interview, Andy Burnham repeated the point he made in his Facebook post earlier (see 9.58am ), saying he was confident that more could be done to free up space in the prison system (which woul
It is shut between junctions 22 and 21A because of smoke and concerns about a "secondary explosion".
Met Office says this warning will likely cause ‘adverse’ health effects with travel and power generation also possibly affected The Guardian’s environment editor, Fiona Harvey , has written a useful explainer about the UK public services that are struggling in the extreme weather. You can read it in full here: There’s
After widespread outcry, PM is confident he can adapt scheme to exclude Harper’s killers but his options are limited UK politics live – latest updates PM urged not to change scheme to stop PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release Andy Burnham is said to be exploring “every option” to block the early release from prison
An amber weather warning for extreme heat has been issued for Thursday, when extreme temperatures are expected to peak.
Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave Courts in England and Wales have joined a number of restaurants, theatres and pubs in banning Meta glasses, amid a mounting backlash against what has been described as “spyware”. Last mont
Police are investigating after a traffic cone was thrown at a delivery driver following an anti-immigration protest in Glasgow last month.
Analysis finds nearly one in six people leaving jail last year in England and Wales were released into homelessness Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping in England is under threat from a failure to find accommodation for a growing number of newly released prisoners, a charity has said. An analysis by the social
Debbie Adlam says she does not want a "special case" for her son, but for killers of emergency workers to be exempt.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
Nine men are arrested after the major drugs haul is busted by Border Force officers.
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.