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Express Politics29 May 2026

Britain's armed forces battle fraud crisis as 'culture change' demanded

The 'normalisation of fraud' is condemned as the Ministry of Defence is condemned for lacking a strategy to stamp out this crime ahead of new investment

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Police who handcuffed murder victim Henry Nowak branded 'disgace' as killer jailed

Officers from Hampshire Constabulary restrained Henry Nowak despite his pleas for help - after killer Vickrum Digwa accused him of racism.

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Guido Fawkes28 May 2026

Police Under Investigation for Arresting Stab Victim Who Was Accused of Racism

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct after 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak was arrested for alleged racist remarks while dying from four stab wounds. Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been found guilty of murder at Southampton Crown Court today… Digwa stabbed Nowak with a Sikh ceremonial…

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage

Anna Turley gives Reform leader 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’ The Labour chair has given Nigel Farage 24 hours to report to security services the claim that his phone was hacked by Russia-linked actors or the party will do it for him. In a letter to the Reform UK leader, Anna Turley said it was “in the public and national interest” to ensure that a suspected overseas hack of a senior politician’s phone by a hostile state was properly investigated. Co

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Labour given urgent migrant crime warning as sentencing plans come under fire

A leading defence solicitor has warned the statistics "pale in comparison to the amount of crime being committed by foreign criminals in Britain".

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Starmer arson accused refused to film attack, court told

Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc is accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to the prime minster.

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Starmer arson accused refused to film attack, court told

Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc is accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to the prime minster.

Crime
BBC Politics27 May 2026

Sturgeon defends 'no comment' police interview after SNP funds probe arrest

The former SNP leader's solicitor says her response was "standard" and she later provided written answers to detectives' questions.

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Sturgeon defends 'no comment' police interview after SNP funds probe arrest

The former SNP leader's solicitor says her response was "standard" and she later provided written answers to detectives' questions.

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Sky News Politics27 May 2026

Sturgeon defends 'no comment' stance during police interview

Nicola Sturgeon has defended her reported decision to give "no comment" answers while being interviewed by police following her arrest.

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Children seeing extreme violence while held needlessly in jail, says England and Wales watchdog

Prisons inspectorate finds almost 100 children each year are remanded to custody only to be bailed or moved Children are witnessing extreme violence including stabbings while being unnecessarily held in custody awaiting trial or sentencing, the England and Wales watchdog has found. Despite professional expectations they would be managed safely in the community, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has concluded that almost 100 children each year are remanded to custody only to be bailed or mo

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? | George Monbiot

Tearing up planning and using protest laws to criminalise local people – this isn’t how to build the broad consent needed We will not persuade. We will not explain. We will not listen. We know best and we will force you to comply. This, I’m sorry to say, is how the government’s climate policy works. Or rather, how it doesn’t. Because nothing could be better calculated to alienate the people you need to reach than climate authoritarianism. Three astonishing things are happening simultaneously. On

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