Dorset resident loses legal challenge over Bibby Stockholm barge
A Dorset resident has lost a legal challenge over a council’s decision not to consider using its powers over the mooring of the Bibby Stockholm in waters off its coastline,
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Sodexo-run prison branded ‘unsafe’ to be taken over permanently by Government
A prison branded unsafe by inspectors will be taken over permanently by the Government. In December, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) intervened to take control of HMP Lowdham Grange in
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Union calls for investigation after 25 prison staff poisoned with drug spice
A union representing prison officers is calling for a “full investigation” into the “deliberate poisoning” of staff with the drug spice at HMP Swaleside. The Criminal Justice Workers Union has
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Hundreds of staff trained with anti-opioid medicine amid deaths at Welsh prison
About 400 prison staff have been trained to use an anti-opioid medicine amid a spate of deaths which are believed to be drug-related, a minister has said. Justice minister Edward
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Met Police report increased robbery response after nixing mental health callouts
The Metropolitan Police has reported an increase in responses to urgent robbery calls six months into its Right Care, Right Person scheme. The initiative, a partnership with the NHS, introduced
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Scandal-hit Wandsworth prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns
A watchdog has called for scandal-hit Wandsworth prison to be put into emergency measures amid concerns over failings in security and severe problems with overcrowding, drugs, violence and self-harm. Chief
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Man who murdered his wife among two further deaths at Welsh prison
A man who murdered his wife and a teenager are the latest deaths at a Welsh prison where nine inmates have died in just over two months. David Maggs, 73,
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Arrests made as protesters block coach taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm
More than 40 people have been arrested after protesters blocked a coach set to take asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge. Police said they were called at around 8.40am
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Thousands of migrants eligible for Rwanda scheme ‘can be located for detention’
Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal,
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Metropolitan police officer who punched medical worker spared jail
A police constable who punched a medical worker after mistaking him for a suspect has been spared jail. Metropolitan Police officer Jonathan Marsh, 34, was called to a medical clinic
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