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'Skins' actor sues police over false arrest claims
The actor Daniel Kaluuya, who has appeared in the TV drama Skins and the film Johnny English Reborn is to sue the police for assault and false imprisonment,...
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112 English councils issue 156,000 court summonses: 450,000 in court
Approximately 450,000 people have been taken to court since April this year for non-payment of council tax. Shadow Communities Secretary Hilary Benn said David Cameron needed 'to wake up to what's happening across the country' where 'people on the lowest income are struggling to pay his council...
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Red Cross launches emergency food aid plan for families in the UK
For the first time since the Second World War the charity will be distributing food to families, affected by the welfare cuts, who are struggling financially. Chris Johnes,...
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ID checks for all
Home Secretary, Theresa May has been warned that plans to have a system of checks in order to enforce the government’s move to curb illegal migrants and health tourists will affect everyone, including British Citizens, reports...
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Child sex suspects could be jailed without trial
New proposals by the Home Office will mean that child sex suspects could be sent to prison without even having been criminally convicted, according to reports in The Times.
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Bid to strip nationality rejected
Home Secretary Theresa May has lost a landmark Supreme Court appeal to strip a former refugee of his British citizenship as it would leave him stateless,...
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'It doesn’t matter what you think. You’re just a criminal'
Kate Johns, who received a five year sentence for fraud, argues that the privatisation of prison probation effectively ends rehabilitation for offenders, in an article for...
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Is the Work Programme working?
Russell Webster has written an article which highlights that only 2.7 per cent of prisoners who took part in the governments Work Programme were able to find sustainable jobs upon their release from prison. You can find the article...
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Aircraft noise linked to serious health risks
Living near an airport has been found to increase risks of heart disease and stroke according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal, claims ...
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‘Go home or face arrest’
The Home Office "go home or face arrest" advert on vans driven around areas in London with large migrant populations has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority. Not for the main message, however, but for the small print that read ‘106 arrests last week in your area’, which it...
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Street play criminalised
Officers in Surrey have apologised for sending leaflets to families telling them that it was a crime to skateboard in residential streets after claims that children had become scared of being arrested should they play in the street,...
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Drugs easier to get in G4S prison than soap
Prisoners find it easier to get hold of illict drugs than cleaning products in Britain’s largest prison, G4S’s Oakwood near Wolverhampton, claims an official report by inspectors reported in...