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Tube drivers are set to strike for 24 hours on March 24 and 26, April 21 and 23, and May 19 and 21. The action is due to disputes over proposed changes to working hours.
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A random attack in Birmingham claimed the life of 82-year-old Allen Karam Chand this morning. Muntahar Ahmed has pled guilty to manslaughter following the incident that occurred on January 14 last year.
A British tourist faces five years in prison after crashing his car into the Gołębiewski Hotel lobby in Karpacz, Poland, while allegedly high on drugs. The incident, which caused significant damage, led to his arrest nearby. He remains in custody as investigations continue.
Several of Thursday’s newspaper front pages lead on the new government plans to address overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. Yesterday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans including early release and building new prisons.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency measures to limit how long certain offenders can be recalled to prison, as the government faces projections that England and Wales will run out of prison space by November.
Reece Galbraith, 33, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter following a house explosion in Newcastle that resulted in the deaths of seven-year-old Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws.
Peter Sullivan, who spent nearly 40 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead, has had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged identifying an unknown attacker.
The inquest revealed that Liquid Leisure, the water park where Kyra Hill drowned, lacked signs warning of deep water, misleading visitors about safety.
Peter Sullivan, jailed for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, may have his conviction quashed due to new DNA evidence not present at his original trial.
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