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Under the current scheme in Scotland, long-term prisoners – those serving four years or more – become eligible for parole halfway through their prison sentence. If they don’t get parole, they are freed automatically when they have six months left to serve.The Scottish government wants to change the automatic release point to two-thirds of the sentence.This would apply to all long-term prisoners, including people convicted of unlawful killing, rape, child abuse, drug trafficking, and attempted murder.The proposals are complex, but if they were backed by parliament at least 630 prisoners would be freed straight away.Another proposal would change the designation…

Former Portsmouth goalkeeper Alan Knight has died aged 65 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2024.Knight spent 22 years playing at Fratton Park, making 801 appearances between 1978 and 2000 – the record for a keeper at a single English club.Pompey fans gave him the nickname The Legend and after retiring he became both a coach and ambassador for the club.In a moving tribute to their former player, a club statement, external said: “The word legend is often overused in football, but the fact that Alan was still known as The Legend at Pompey more than 20 years after…

A warehouse operator in Wigan will stop transport operations overnight after residents campaigned over noise.Logistics firm Whistl said it will “cease nighttime transport operations” at PLP Astley from 7 September after a campaign by Astley Warehouses Action over the “horrendous” noise of lorries moving around the site.The announcement came after the firm met campaigners and Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig last week.”The processing of mail and parcels will continue within the depot and we will adjust our transport operations to ensure that we meet our commitments to Whistl customers,” the firm said.Transport operations will stop between 00:00 and 06:00 BST,…

A busy Ryanair flight from Glasgow to London was delayed a staggering seven hours after a mass brawl broke out between passengers.Flight RK329 was due to leave Glasgow Airport for London Stansted at 7pm on August 27, when passengers faced hours of disruption before the aircraft eventually left in the early hours of Friday morning.Flight tracking information indicates the service did not depart until around 2.30am, more than seven hours after its scheduled departure time. Ryanair later confirmed the flight left at 2.25am.During the lengthy wait at the airport, one passenger posted on X claiming that a confrontation had broken…

Keir Starmer has been accused of making a “petty and bitter” move by stepping down as an MP just hours before Andy Burnham is due to address the Commons.Jonathan Haslam, former director of communications at No10 under John Major, said the former Prime Minister’s timing risked overshadowing Mr Burnham as the new Labour leader prepares to set out his vision for the country.This afternoon, Mr Burnham will speak before MPs for the first time since becoming Prime Minister six weeks ago. The speech is expected to be Mr Burnham’s chance to outline a positive plan for the country and his…

A US Republican congressman has accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of “committing sex crimes in the US” during a speech delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives.Thomas Massie named the former Duke of York while calling for those in Jeffrey Epstein’s circle to face investigation and prosecution. “And Prince Andrew, who committed sex crimes in the US,” Mr Massie alleged.The Kentucky representative also named former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and illusionist David Copperfield. During a closed-door congressional interview released via House Oversight Committee Transcripts, Mr Staley claimed he “had no real friendship with Epstein”. Also, following his mention in…

The BBC has confirmed it is pulling the plug on Ski Sunday, bringing to a close a programme that has graced British television screens for nearly half a century. The corporation pointed to shifting viewer habits and the difficult financial choices demanded by its savings targets as the driving forces behind the decision.First aired in 1978, the winter sports magazine show becomes the latest casualty of the BBC’s ongoing efforts to trim its sports output.It follows Football Focus, which was scrapped earlier this year after a 52-year run, marking a painful period for fans of the broadcaster’s long-established sporting programmes.The…

The UK’s financial regulator has been accused of rushing the car finance scandal redress scheme, as millions of drivers continue to wait for compensation.The Financial Conduct Authority confirmed in July that it would be partially suspending the car finance compensation scheme as it faced legal challenges.In response to the Upper Tribunal confirming that it would hear legal challenges to the motor finance scheme from Consumer Voice, Volkswagen Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, and Crédit Agricole Auto Finance.The FCA has confirmed that the final compensation policy will cost £9.1billion, with 12.1 million eligible agreements and an average redress of £829 per…

Donald Trump has said the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands is “one of many” under review, as he pressed the UK to increase military spending.The US president said the UK has “got some problems, but they’ll get solved” when asked about defence funding as a follow-up question to his response on the Falklands.It comes after The Daily Telegraph reported, external US defence officials were drawing up proposals to incentivise Nato allies to meet their spending pledges, with a threat to oppose UK sovereignty over the Falklands among the possible options.The UK government responded by saying Falkland islanders “are…