Category: UK
Watch live: Justice secretary update on prisons review as chemical castration considered for sex offenders
Watch live as the justice secretary delivers an update on UK prisons reform, in what is the biggest shakeup of sentencing in more than 30 years, in Parliament on Thursday (22 May).
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Universal Credit payment boost to land in bank accounts this week
Payments that were due on Monday 26 May will now arrive this week on Friday 23 May
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Amateur archaeologists discover rare winged goddess sculpture near Sycamore Gap
Symbolic find believed to signify the end of an Ancient Roman war
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Nearly 2,000 Afghan children living in hotels, military bases and other temporary accommodation in UK
Afghan families are being temporarily housed in army bases and hotels around the UK
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Process for allowing Afghan troops to UK ‘a disaster area’ that could be likened to ‘a crime scene’, court hears
MoD facing legal action over scheme to bring some former Afghan commandos to safety in the UK
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Angela Rayner wanted migrant benefits cut in latest pushback against Reeves, leaked memo suggests
The leak appears to be the latest in a briefing campaign against the deputy prime minister, who has pushed back on Labour’s economic policies
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New national parking app being rolled out in change which could benefit millions of drivers
One change will bring relief to millions of British drivers
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How selfie-editing apps are encouraging young women to get cosmetic procedures
Young women feel image-altering apps are encouraging them to want to change their appearance “in real life”
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Prolific shoplifter banned from every Greggs after raiding shop six times
Patrick Verry shouted, ‘I apologise bruv, I’m sorry,’ after being tackled by police at a branch in Wood Green, north London
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Jay Slater inquest: Everything we learned about teenager’s death as mother breaks down in tears
The 19-year-old had traces of cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine in his body, according to toxicologists
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