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Winchester prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns

A watchdog has called for Winchester prison to be put into emergency measures after finding it was so dilapidated an inmate could remove his own cell door. Prison inspectors wrote to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to issue an urgent notification ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:28

‘Worrying weaknesses’ at 19th century fortress jail holding Gary Glitter

A prison holding Gary Glitter and hundreds of other sex offenders is failing to challenge their criminal behaviour, a watchdog warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said there were “worrying weaknesses” at HMP The Verne, which was not ...

14 Oct 2024 at 19:29

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

The BBC should reflect on the decision to showcase a rapper who is reportedly the murderer of a 16-year-old schoolboy, Lisa Nandy has signalled. The Culture Secretary also said she would be having a discussion with the public service broadcaster ...

17 Jan 2025 at 10:15

Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs

Prisons are forecast to run out of space again in early 2026 as years of government efforts have failed to create the extra capacity needed, MPs have warned. Plans from 2021 to create 20,000 more prison places by the mid 2020s were “completely ...

14 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Alleged data breaches into Nottingham triple killer case ‘an utter disgrace’

Alleged data breaches by government agency staff into triple killer Valdo Calocane’s case have been branded “an utter disgrace” by the mother of one of the attacker’s victims. University students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both ...

21 Dec 2024 at 15:57

Antonia Romeo named as new top civil servant at the Home Office

Dame Antonia Romeo has been named as the new top civil servant at the Home Office. She will move from her current role as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to take on the Home Office job. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper ...

12 Mar 2025 at 14:33

Cheryl’s stalker recalled to prison after licence breach

A convicted killer and stalker of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy has been recalled to prison after breaching his licence conditions. Daniel Bannister, 51, was jailed for 12 months in September last year after breaching a restraining ...

16 Jan 2026 at 10:33

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UK’s longest-serving prison officer reflects on total transformation of service as he prepares to retire after 50 years

The UK’s longest-serving prison officer has reflected on a total transformation to the service as he prepares to retire after 50 years. Steve Ley joined HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in 1975, aged 21, and has dedicated ...

03 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Prison windows and X-ray scanners not being fixed amid drug crisis – watchdog

Crucial prison security systems are being left unrepaired for months if not years allowing illicit drugs to flood into jails, a public spending watchdog has warned. Broken X-ray scanners and smashed window grilles leave prisons ...

04 Feb 2026 at 07:25

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