Anahita Hossein-Pour
Crime
First small boat pilots jailed for endangering others in Channel
Endangering others during a journey by sea to the UK is an offence that came into force in January.
10 Jun 2026
Politics
Fewer criminals to serve jail time under proposals to end prison overcrowding
Five key proposals put forward by the independent sentencing review are expected to cut the prison population by around 9,800.
22 May 2025
Politics
Southport attack survivor campaigning for round-ended kitchen knives
Leanne Lucas is launching Let’s Be Blunt to encourage a move away from pointed blades.
21 May 2025
Politics
Knife amnesty van to tour parts of country ahead of ninja sword ban
The Government’s new knife surrender scheme will also fund 37 bins for young people to dispose of weapons.
21 May 2025
Politics
Legal bid over plans to use pepper spray in young offender institutions
Charity Howard League for Penal Reform has sent a letter before claim to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to withdraw the decision.
20 May 2025
Politics
Prison population rises as ministers seek to tackle overcrowding
The prison population stands at 88,103, just 418 below the record high of 88,521, which was reached on September 6 last year.
19 May 2025
Politics
Chances to investigate criminal smuggling gangs missed, says watchdog
A task force to tackle people-smuggling gangs operating in the UK has been set up in response to the report.
16 May 2025
Politics
PM defends prison recall changes after backlash over victim safety
MPs and watchdogs have criticised the plans as putting victims and the public at risk.
15 May 2025
Crime
Criminals sent directly to jail hits six-year high amid summer disorder
The figures come just a day after the Justice Secretary announced changes to prison recall as a further emergency measure on prison overcrowding.
15 May 2025
Politics
Justice Secretary to set out further plans to tackle prison overcrowding
Shabana Mahmood will address the scale of the crisis being faced in prisons on Wednesday.
14 May 2025
Politics
Migrants arrive in UK as 12,000 cross Channel so far this year
Pictures show a woman smiling on board a bus leaving from Dover, Kent after Channel crossings on Tuesday.
13 May 2025
Politics
Assisting self-harm could result in five-year jail term under proposed offence
Ministers are seeking to broaden the law to criminalise assisting self-harm online or in person as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.
13 May 2025
Tech
Ministers call on tech firms for ‘bold ideas’ to tackle justice system crisis
Tech bosses will meet with the Justice Secretary on Thursday as part of Government plans to use technology to overhaul the justice system.
7 May 2025
UK7 May 2025
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to be punished
A series of high profile offenders refusing to face victims’ families has sparked a public outcry
Crime
People smugglers jailed after five migrants discovered hidden in van
Border Force officers searching the pair’s unregistered van discovered the five migrants underneath an old mattress, clothing and motorbike parts.
2 May 2025
Politics
Migrants cross English Channel in warm spell as arrivals pass 11,000 for year
Pictures show people wearing life jackets being brought ashore in Dover on the warmest day of the year so far.
1 May 2025
Politics
Questions over validity of Supreme Court gender ruling ‘unacceptable’ – Mahmood
Giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Shabana Mahmood said that justices at the UK’s highest court had ‘done their job’.
30 Apr 2025
Politics
Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case
Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.
29 Apr 2025
Politics
Human rights laws could block removing sex offenders from UK, Cooper suggests
The Government plans to bar migrants convicted of sexual offences from being able to claim asylum in the UK.
29 Apr 2025
Politics
Sex offenders to be denied refugee protection in UK under law change
The new measure will be introduced in an amendment to the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
28 Apr 2025
Politics28 Apr 2025
Channel crossings by migrants near 10,000 as warm spell begins
Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025