The change follows a pilot scheme in the South West and Greater Manchester.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni told the summit the nation’s deal with Albania to process claims offshore had ‘gained increasing consensus’.

Ministers and enforcement staff from 40 countries will meet over two days.

Michael Stewart is reported to have left the top job following the findings of a Prevent learning review.

Shabana Mahmood threatened to change the law if necessary after the ‘disappointing’ response.

Justice Minister Sarah Sackman KC said the backlog could rise to 100,000 by the end of 2029.

Zana Mamand Mohammed hopes the Cranston Inquiry will provide more information over his brother and others missing from the incident.

The move to ban the blades will be laid before Parliament on Thursday.

The Cranston Inquiry is set to hear accounts from victims’ family members in the last two days of hearings.

The UK’s borders watchdog however said the ‘threat of clandestine entry at juxtaposed ports remains high and is unrelenting’.

Christopher Farrow was jailed for life in 2000 for the murder of mother-of-two Wendy Speakes in West Yorkshire in March 1994.

Some 5,847 arrivals had been recorded as of March 23, compared with 5,435 arrivals across January, February and March in 2024.

A total of four deaths have been recorded by the French coastguard in its rescue operations in the Channel this year.

The person was in cardio-respiratory arrest when they were pulled from the water.

Government plans for a national day to commemorate terror attack victims and survivors alongside further support has been backed by campaigners.

Shabana Mahmood said January saw the highest average monthly growth of the prison population in almost two years as she re-enacted the move.

HM Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales found staff shortages were impacting the quality of work to help offenders and protect victims.

Dan Jarvis told a parliamentary committee of the findings as he was quizzed on the Government’s approach to defending democratic processes on Monday.

The prison population hit 87,556 on Monday, according to new data published by the Ministry of Justice.

There were 71 youths arrested for terrorist-related activity under the age of 21 in the year to December 2024.