Government to axe short jail terms
Community bans replace prison Short prison sentences in England and Wales are set to be scrapped in favour of tougher community penalties, as
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Conscription could topple Netanyahu
Israel has sent out 54,000 call-up notices to ultra-Orthodox seminary students. Their long-standing exemption has evaporated and, with it, Netanyahu’s political solidity. A
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Oxford spinout sold for $1.5bn
Record-breaking deal OrganOx, a medical technology spinout from Oxford University, has been sold to Japan’s Terumo Corporation in a $1.5bn deal in the
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UK surges ahead on green power
Record approvals spark momentum Britain has approved a record wave of renewable energy projects, marking a major step towards the government’s ambition of
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Trump threatens global tech clash
Digital taxes in spotlight US President Donald Trump has warned he could retaliate against countries that impose digital taxes, rules or regulations that
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Starmer takes on Lords
Battle of the blue bloods Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for a bruising bust-up with Britain’s aristocracy as Labour pushes to finally boot
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Power of attorney fee rise
Families face higher charges Families in the West Midlands will be hit with higher costs when setting up vital legal documents later this
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Court overturns hotel ban
Judges rule against Epping block The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that stopped asylum seekers being housed in an Essex hotel
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Musk slams Farage
Musk backs rival movement Elon Musk has attacked Nigel Farage’s stance on immigration, accusing the Reform UK leader of doing “almost nothing to
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Farage’s migrant purge fury
Taliban’s bizarre ‘help’ offer Nigel Farage has vowed a “legal reset” to boot out small boat migrants and in a bizarre twist, the