UK newsfromwww.independent.co.uk1 day agoManhunt for prisoner who absconded after being freed for brother's weddingA Palestine Action defendant failed to return to HMP Wandsworth after attending his brother's wedding and is now being sought by police.
UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com1 day agoCompletely unacceptable' that mistaken prisoner releases have gone up under Labour, minister says UK politics liveLabour vows urgent reforms to fix wrongful prisoner releases, addressing antiquated paper-based systems, appointing Dame Lynne Owens, and tackling overcrowded, under-resourced prisons.