J’ouvert celebrations at Notting Hill carnival – in pictures
J’ouvert marks the start of the Notting Hill carnival in west London, with revellers covered in oil, paint and powder Continue...
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How has early prison release scheme been tightened after backlash?
Posted by The Guardian | Aug 30, 2026 | Law, Politics, Prisons and probation, Sentencing, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Offences including manslaughter have been excluded from changes to sentencing rules amid an overcrowding crisisGrooming gang perpetrators and killers including those responsible for PC Andrew Harper’s death will be blocked from...
Read MoreAndy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’
Posted by The Guardian | Aug 30, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Law, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdueCampaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent...
Read MoreUK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
Posted by The Guardian | Aug 30, 2026 | Banks and building societies, Business, Corporate governance, Crime, Cryptocurrencies, Financial sector, HMRC, NCA (National Crime Agency), Politics, Tax avoidance, The Guardian, UK news |
City firms tapped for case studies to try to convince global watchdog that London has cleaned up its actThe government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked dirty money from entering...
Read MorePC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail as PM makes changes to early release scheme
Posted by The Guardian | Aug 30, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Politics, Prisons and probation, The Guardian, UK news |
Andy Burnham says ‘hundreds’ of people will remain in prison as part of changes to scheme designed to ease overcrowdingPC Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after the prime minister said...
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