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Hundreds of criminals start leaving prison under new early release scheme
Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.
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'My boss stabbed me then left prison early, but no one told me for months'
Hannah Pritchett said she was not told for five months that her attacker had been freed from prison.
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Injured O'Reilly withdraws from England squad
Nico O'Reilly withdraws from the England squad for their final two Nations League games of the international break because of injury.
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Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv
The Pivdennyi bridge came under fire as a metro train was travelling across - the first such attack on Kyiv's bridges.
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Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv in broad daylight
The Pivdennyi bridge came under fire as a metro train was travelling across - the first such attack on Kyiv's bridges.
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New life for dog rescued from house with 83 others
Katy is one of the springer spaniels who has now been rehomed after RSPCA investigation.
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life
"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life
"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.
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Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack
Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).
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'Overcrowded' and 'set up to fail': Freed prisoners react to early release scheme
Offenders speak to the BBC as the first wave of early releases see hundreds of prisoners freed.
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Space for Gannon-Doak? Does McGinn keep place? Key questions for Pocognoli
Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has decisions to make as he searches for his first win in North Macedonia on Saturday.
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UK on track for one of the warmest years on record after warm September
September was the fourth warmest year on record in the UK according to the Met Office and whilst overall rainfall was average there were large regional variations.
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Body of baby girl found in Wales may have been in the water for weeks, police say
The body of the baby found near Siliwen Road, Bangor, was a girl, a post-mortem examination reveals.