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Two thirds of prisons in England and Wales have been declared overcrowded. To combat this crisis, most prison sentences under a year will be scrapped and low level criminals will be released eighteen days early in some prisons. ...

The University and College Union (UCU) has announced its intention to strike in response to recommended pay rises below inflation for college teachers....

Following Gary Lineker's comments on the government's Illegal Migration Bill back on March 7th 2023, the BBC have introduced new rules for their flagship presenters. ...

In a recent by-election, Labour won the parliamentary seat for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, previously held by the Scottish National Party's (SNP) Margaret Ferrier, who was unseated on 1st August for Covid restrictions violations....

The Russian Duma have voted to pass a draft law which will completely ban its citizens from undergoing gender reassignment surgery or legally changing their gender. Leacsaidh MacDonald Marlow discusses how the draft came about and what UK students' views are about the implications this legislation may have for...

Rishi Sunak has pledged to widen the variety of academic and technical subject choices for 16-18 year-olds, through a new Advanced British Standard Qualification, which will involve a form of compulsory Maths and English for all....

On Wednesday 27th September 2023, Sir Michael John Gambon, most known for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, died following a bout of pneumonia....