Flora Thompson
Crime
Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday.
30 Jan 2025
Politics
Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?
The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.
9 Dec 2024
Politics
Prison population in England and Wales projected to top 100,000 by 2029
The Ministry of Justice published fresh estimates on Thursday.
5 Dec 2024
Politics
PM’s police pledge could cause criminal justice system to buckle – campaigners
Sir Keir Starmer said putting ‘more police on the beat’ was one of six ‘milestones’ he had set.
5 Dec 2024
Politics
Immigration missing from Prime Minister’s plan for change ‘milestones’
Sir Keir Starmer pledged his Government would ‘reduce immigration’ but was unclear how this would be achieved.
5 Dec 2024
Crime5 Dec 2024
CPS boss vows better support for crime victims amid justice delays
Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson sets out plan to tackle crisis as massive rise in rape victim ‘attrition rate’ revealed
Politics
Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’
The National Audit Office published a report on prison funding on Wednesday.
4 Dec 2024
Politics
Defendants ‘taking advantage’ of courts backlog as trials listed for 2027
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson gave evidence to MPs on Tuesday.
3 Dec 2024
Politics
Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister
Home Office figures show 122 people made the journey on Sunday.
2 Dec 2024
Politics1 Dec 2024
Channel migrant crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became PM
Some 50,637 arrivals were recorded during Rishi Sunak’s premiership, which began on October 25 2022.
Politics
Home Secretary signs ‘world-first’ deal with Iraq to tackle people smuggling
Yvette Cooper took part in a three-day visit to the country this week.
28 Nov 2024
Politics
Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000
The Office for National Statistics published the latest revised figures on Thursday.
28 Nov 2024
Crime
Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape
Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.
28 Nov 2024
Politics
Cost of UK asylum system hits record £5.38bn
The total for 2023/24 was up 36% from £3.95 billion in 2022/23.
28 Nov 2024
Crime
Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss
Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case.
27 Nov 2024
Politics
Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report
A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.
27 Nov 2024
Crime
Terrorist friend of arena bomber freed from jail despite Parole Board concerns
Officials consider Abdalraouf Abdallah still poses a high risk of serious harm to the public.
26 Nov 2024
Politics
Visas rules for Colombians visiting UK amid rising number of asylum claims
The changes came into force at 3pm on Tuesday.
26 Nov 2024
Politics
Anti-social behaviour crackdown: Two years in jail for ‘respect orders’ breach
As well as a prison sentence, courts could hand out unlimited fines, the Home Office said.
22 Nov 2024
Crime21 Nov 2024
Double killer facing life in jail for a second time
Steve Sansom will be sentenced after partner joined him in admitting killing Sarah Mayhew and dumping dismembered body in park in south London
Politics
Police probes ‘should not trespass upon free speech’, chiefs told
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp called for guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten.
20 Nov 2024