Male prisons in England and Wales have fewer than 1,800 spaces
The male prison estate across England and Wales has slipped below the 1,800-vacant-space threshold, marking the tightest occupancy level recorded since March
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‘Incredible’: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
Residents of the remote Australian external territory of Christmas Island found themselves staring at something no one in their small coastal community…
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Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
The Israeli housing ministry has published a tender inviting contractors to build 1,234 residential units in the E1 zone, a narrow strip…
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Trump threatens ‘tremendous economic consequences’ on any country helping Iran
The sixty-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran expired on Monday with no visible diplomatic off-ramp, and within hours President Donald Trump moved…
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Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal
After an extraordinary seventy-two-hour sprint of back-to-back talks, Canadian and American trade officials are on the verge of sealing an agreement that…
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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s right-hand woman?
A viral speech by Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff this week did something few political remarks manage: it thrust a White House staffer…
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‘Harry’s coming home’ and ‘Day trip tragedy’
The prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returning to British soil has seized the front pages of virtually every major UK…
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I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream – here’s how
When Little Moons' mochi ice-cream balls began flooding TikTok feeds during the pandemic, the internet treated the brand as if it had…
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The dangers of politicians being ‘too online’ – or not online enough
In his opening weeks at the top of government, Andy Burnham has logged more than fifty Instagram posts, capturing everything from bilateral…
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‘I’d love a normal life, but being a 17-year-old carer means sacrifices’
Ava-Grace Britton, 17, is a carer for her father Paul and says she worries about him "all the time" Ava-Grace Britton is…
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