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The Daily Telegraph reports, external that Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering plans to exempt rapists, from the government’s early release scheme from prisons in England and Wales. The paper understands that no final decision has been made, and the option is part of a list under review, ahead of an announcement early next week.In his interview with the Times, external, Chancellor John Healey hinted at benefit cuts when he said that the UK’s “inexorably rising welfare bill must be controlled”. Healey also echoed the prime minister in declining to commit to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030,…

Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur told BBC Radio Leeds:”It’s the closest we’ve got to 80 minutes. I was pretty pleased with that performance. I thought we showed good resilience, good fight, the attitude was really good, too.”I asked the boys for a bit extra tonight in their effort and physicality and they delivered.”I thought the opposition were really good early, they made us fight and we were probably fortunate to go in [at half-time] at 18-0, but that’s exactly what we needed.”Our resilience before half-time and then even at the end of the game on the try line, just…

For those in Greenfield, life has been largely unaffected by the blaze with smoke mainly blowing in the other direction. While some said there had been a drop in visitors, Melanie Harrop, from Harrop’s Farm Shop, said the fire had had no impact.She added: “They were going past every day, on some days it was like 10 fire engines going past. It was just barmy but they have got it a bit under control now.”Harrop said she hopes authorities will focus more on tackling issues that can lead to fires, adding: “I think it’s awful. I think it’s horrible and…

Manchester news: ‘Black widow’ fraudster who stole £300K from vulnerable pensioner arrested at Manchester Airport`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Dick Strawbridge: ‘I’m so proud of the British army – but mandatory service is not the answer to save it’`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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That demand for endearing imperfection is also helping to sustain one of the country’s oldest papermaking traditions.Jim Patterson, 79, owner of Two Rivers Paper in Watchet, Somerset, still makes paper using techniques that pre-date the invention of the paper machine in 1806.Using unbleached cotton and linen rather than wood, the company produces paper by hand for fine artists, watercolour painters and bookbinders.”The difference between anything that’s made by hand, and that which is made on a machine, is the consistency of it,” he said.”We sell imperfection, and that’s attractive for some. It’s not ‘unreliable’, it’s the measure of craftsmanship.”In an…

Meanwhile, a boxer from Tuvalu claimed her country’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.Because there were only five entrants, Tarona Taafaki received a bye to the last four, meaning she was automatically guaranteed at least a bronze medal.The 20-year-old lost her first and only fight in the women’s 75kg division – which was a semi-final – to India’s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday, losing every round on all three of the judges’ cards.Taafaki’s coach and father, Badi Taafaki, says the population of the tiny Pacific island nation – at 10 square miles the fourth smallest in the world…

Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.In a video message,  he said: “This will be a Budget that moves money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.”It will be built on fiscal discipline. It will meet our fiscal rules. It’ll give businesses and families some of the stability they need to plan for the future. Now, let’s get on with the job.”Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said his government will stick to Labour’s fiscal rules on spending and borrowing as well as the party’s 2024 manifesto pledges not…