Early release plan confirmed: about 700 prisoners to be freed on 1 October
The first wave of early prisoner releases is now just weeks away Around 700 eligible prisoners in England and Wales are expected to be released on the morning of 1 October, with the total reaching roughly 2,550 by the end of the year under the government’s revised early release scheme, according to BBC reporting. The […]
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Golders Green arson: Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances
The attack took place in March Four men have pleaded guilty over the Golders Green arson attack that destroyed four Jewish community ambulances and caused £1m of damage in north-west London. Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18, admitted destroying property being reckless whether life would be endangered […]
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Five more arrested over A66 crash as total reaches 17
What we know about the A66 crash investigation Five more people have been arrested over the A66 crash near Middlesbrough that killed seven people, including two Cleveland Police officers, taking the total number of arrests to 17. A 16-year-old boy and two men, aged 18 and 21, were held on suspicion of participating in an […]
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12 arrested following A66 crash which killed seven including two police officers
Middlesbrough Police confirmed arrest Twelve people have been arrested by detectives investigating the events that led to the A66 crash near Middlesbrough, in which seven people died including two police officers. Cleveland Police confirmed the arrests on Monday: nine men and three women aged 19 to 61, held on suspicion of ranging offences. From possession […]
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Tupac trial opens as prosecutors call rapper’s murder an act of revenge
The Tupac trial opened in Las Vegas on Monday, almost 30 years after the rapper was shot dead. Prosecutors have now told jurors that former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis orchestrated the drive-by shooting. Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon and faces life without parole if convicted. Shakur […]
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Glyn Razzell: High court blocks release of killer who won’t say where wife’s body is
The killer won’t be walking free Glyn Razzell, who murdered his estranged wife Linda in 2002 and has never revealed where her body is, will remain in prison after the High Court quashed a Parole Board decision to free him, the first use of the Justice Secretary’s power to refer such a decision to the […]
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