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- Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:42:46 +0000: King Charles and senior politicians lead UK Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph – as it happened - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Two-minute silence held at 11am GMT, with commemorations also taking place across the UK, including in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast
The Prince of Wales, dressed in Royal Air Force uniform in the rank of Wing Commander, saluted after laying his wreath at the Cenotaph.
He was followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, with wreaths also laid on behalf of the Duke of Kent and the Princess Royal.
Continue reading... - Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:00:06 +0000: Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge.
Continue reading... - Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:59:59 +0000: Sex offender freed from Wandsworth prison by mistake is back in custody - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, who was accidentally released on 29 October, arrested in north London on Friday
A convicted sex offender who was released from prison by mistake a week ago is back in custody.
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, from Algeria, was accidentally freed on 29 October from Wandsworth prison in south London. He was arrested in Finsbury Park, north London, on Friday after police said they had received a call from a member of the public.
Continue reading... - Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:10:36 +0000: Footage shows mistakenly released sex offender's re-arrest – video - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Footage from Sky News shows the moment a convicted sex offender, released in error from prison, was arrested in Islington, London.
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, from Algeria, was freed accidentally on 29 October from HMP Wandsworth in south London. A manhunt for Kaddour-Cherif, who also has convictions for theft, was launched by the Met
Continue reading... - Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:37:21 +0000: Lammy promises ‘tough new release checks’ as missing prisoner arrested – as it happened - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Accidental release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had added to pressure on justice secretary after similar incident involving Epping sex offender. This live blog is closed
Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budget, writes Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People in this Guardian Opinion piece:
Ed Davey has called for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, to give evidence before the US Congress and UK parliament over his links to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his victims.
It’s right Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears before US Congress over his links to Epstein and his victims. He should also give evidence to our parliament. The public deserve answers and full transparency about this scandal.
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