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Carling, MP for the North West Cambridgeshire constituency, which includes Holme Fen, said: “This isn’t about spoiling anyone’s fun; it’s about recognising that conditions right now make fireworks and disposable barbecues genuinely dangerous.” Qayyum added: “I’d urge everyone to exercise real caution. That means thinking twice about fireworks and disposable …

Western nations allege Russia has been operating a “shadow fleet” to evade international sanctions imposed on its oil exports. The UK Ministry of Defence says Russia has a fleet of more than 700 vessels, responsible for carrying 75% of the country’s sanctioned oil. This oil is a “critical lifeline for …

Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a “hammer blow to young people’s job prospects” after the government’s own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year. Youth unemployment is already at its highest level in more than a decade, and Andy …

Police officers and sniffer dogs were in the grounds of the abbey ahead of the service, which lasted about 90 minutes. The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast. He said: “In the midst of the shock, clamour and sometimes unwarranted comment …

Home Office minister Anna Turley has said the government is sticking with plans to accommodate asylum-seekers on former military bases despite protests from local residents. She told the BBC the government’s priority was to ensure asylum-seekers were looked after in a “secure” and “appropriate” place. That included disused Ministry of …

Other parties have come up with their own ideas for dealing with overcrowding in prisons. At a news conference on Monday, Reform UK suggested 10,000 prison spaces could be freed up if all foreign criminals were sent abroad to serve their sentences. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said his party …

Andy Burnham has said the government is considering a ban on disposable barbecues amid increased wildfire risk driven by this summer’s droughts. The prime minister told reporters single-use grills had been behind a number of recent blazes and people should not be using them “at this moment in time”. Some …

Available for over a year The Trump administration is embroiled in a diplomatic standoff after Brazilian President Lula da Silva accused the US of sending officials to “meddle in Brazil’s elections”, an allegation the US called, “baseless”. Throughout its history, the US has been accused of trying to influence political …

The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales has told the BBC the early release of thousands of prisoners could lead to “a serious sexual or violent offence or even murder” because of the demands on probation staff to monitor offenders. The government is set to release 5,000 offenders …

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The police chiefs from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland also called for greater consideration of victims when prisoners have their sentences altered – such as with the government’s early release scheme, which was designed to reduce prison overcrowding. Under changes to the Sentencing Act made this year, Cole and …

In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better. His supporters inside the Labour Party characterise him as a leader with the political nous to prioritise policies that will make a difference, …

Which prisoners get released early should be based on “risk not feelings”, former Home Office minister Jess Phillips has told Sky News. Ms Phillips was speaking to Conservative peer Ruth Davidson on an Insider edition of Electoral Dysfunction. The pair were discussing the recent news about two of PC Andrew …

Andy Burnham says he is “confident” PC Andrew Harper’s killers can be excluded from the government’s early release scheme, as outcry over the case grows. The prime minister has ordered the justice secretary to find a way to bar Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were jailed for 13 years …

Andy Burnham has asked his justice secretary to find a way to keep two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers behind bars when the early release scheme comes into effect in October. A government spokesperson said the prime minister has told Alex Norris to “work through further options to keep a …

New vape shops will require planning permission and councils will get more powers to stop betting shops, under government plans aimed at improving high streets. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been “hollowed out” by decades of decline and “for many people, the high streets they grew up …

A Scottish Greens MSP has been criticised over their comments about the “demonisation of rape” and how the crime exists on a “spectrum”. The Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance (SRCA) has rebuked Q Manivannan in an open letter, saying there is “no hierarchy of rape” and warning the politician not to …

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has proposed that all foreign prisoners are sent to serve their sentences abroad in order to scrap Labour’s early release scheme. Farage said his party was exploring options with third countries over renting prison spaces, including El Salvador, which he said Reform chairman Lee Anderson …

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The NHS Modernisation Bill is currently at the report stage and due for a third reading on 7 September. Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Helen Morgan said this was “a catastrophic step backwards” and described it as the “greatest backward step in patient safety in a generation”. “Andy Burnham must urgently …