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About 650 more prisoners due for release in England and Wales

The second of ten release dates covers sentences of 575 to 882 days; the next is 10 November.

13 October 2026Whitehall Minute

Brick buildings and perimeter wall of HMP Brixton in south London, seen across a grass field from the nearby Brixton Windmill

Specialist rape courts to open across England and Wales

A new Rape Justice Taskforce will bring together criminal justice leaders to tackle the rising rate of postponed rape trials, the Ministry of Justice said.

21 September 2026Whitehall Minute

CRIME & SAFETY

Knife crime crackdown widened across England and Wales

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said targeted policing had already cut knife robberies by nearly a quarter in seven police forces.

20 September 2026Whitehall Minute

Two police officers walking on foot patrol along an English high street, seen from behind, with POLICE on their high-visibility vests.