Flora Thompson
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- Aug 12, 2026
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Sex offenders released on bail âday in, day outâ claims police chief (opens the original)
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The head of the Metropolitan Police has called on the criminal justice system "to do its job better", warning that dangerous offenders are being granted bail "day in, day out". Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley criticised the courts for repeatedly releasing serial sex attacker Simon Levy on bail, while also conceding there were âthings we could have done betterâ. Speaking to broadcasters on Wednesday after the 40-year-old received a whole-life order for murder and rape, Sir Mark said: "He was rep
UK returned 1,100 migrants to France under âone in, one outâ deal (opens the original)
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The UKâs "one in, one out" migrant agreement with France has seen more asylum seekers arrive than depart in its initial 11 months, official figures reveal. Home Office data, released on Thursday, shows 1,117 individuals travelled to Britain from France between August 2025 and June 2026, while 1,087 were deported. The deal, intended to curb Channel crossings, permits the return of UK arrivals to France in exchange for an equivalent number of asylum seekers using safe and legal routes. These are
MI5 slammed after âserious failingsâ led to courts receiving false evidence (opens the original)
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The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced her intention to take âurgent actionâ to hold MI5 to account after a report found âserious failingsâ by its officers led to courts being given false evidence. Mahmood made the vow following the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Sir Brian Leveson, publishing a report on Thursday which identified âsystemic failuresâ in the security serviceâs conduct in the so-called Agent X case. The report comes after MI5 apologised earlier this year
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