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The government is releasing 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its emergency plan to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales.more

A London police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during an intervention two years ago - fearing the man was trying to run down his colleagues with his car - was cleared of manslaughter yesterday.more

In Denmark, more than one in four drunk or speeding drivers is a foreigner, and Poles are the largest national group facing such charges, according to Danish police statistics. Politicians in Copenhagen want to tighten the rules.more

Private sector landlords have called on Rachel Reeves to give them new tax breaks to help keep rents down and boost the supply of homes.more

Supermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so we can go back to shopping “like our nan”, according to the influential anti-waste charity Wrap.more

A London council has begun door-to-door patrols to catch out rogue landlords. Brent Council’s enforcement officers were patrolling streets in the borough after finding evidence that some tenants may be living in unlicensed properties, or homes that have breached planning rules.more

Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.more

A proposal to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their lives was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, setting off an emotional debate on an issue that polarises opinion.more

Employers should be fined if they create unhealthy workplaces, as part of Wes Streeting’s plan to get unemployed people fit to work, according to a leading thinktank.more

The US Department of Transportation yesterday fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for discriminating against a group of Orthodox Jews on a flight in 2022, a record fine for a civil rights violation by an air carrier.more

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for "working people" covered employers' National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on senior representatives of Iran's army, air force and organisations linked to ballistic and cruise missile development, Reuters reported. The restrictions follow an Iranian missile attack on Israel on 1 October.more

Poland is following the example of Finland and intends to temporarily suspend the acceptance of asylum applications at its eastern border due to migration pressure from Belarus and Russia. ‘This could lead to a dangerous domino effect, the consequences of which are difficult to predict,’ commented ‘Helsingin Sanomat’ yesterday.more

Figures showing one in 100 of the population is in the country illegally disclosed following biggest day for Channel crossings this year.more

EU member states adopted a directive on Monday to improve the employment conditions of people working for digital platforms such as Uber and Glovo, including defining their employment status and better protecting them against automated decisions.more

The number of international students applying for visas to study in the UK dropped this summer, according to new figures. Home Office figures showed 16% fewer visa applications were made between July and September than in the same period in 2023.more

Scrapping short prison terms is among a number of ideas set to be considered by an upcoming government review of sentencing. Ministers are interested in proposals to toughen up community orders as an alternative to jail, to reduce the number of offenders in prisons.more

Unions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the previous Conservative government and honour its pledge to tackle the housing emergency by introducing a form of rent cap.more

The death penalty was carried out in only 16 countries in the world last year, but the number of executions was the highest in almost a decade, mainly due to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International (AI) expert Chiara Sangiorgio reported. Abolitionists' hopes, however, are raised by the situation in Africa, she added.more

Millions of people will be able to get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave from day one, under a planned overhaul of workers' rights.more

France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023, writes 'The Guardian'.more

UK travellers risk being stuck on planes after arriving at European Union (EU) airports once enhanced border checks are introduced, the boss of easyJet said.more

The European Commission yesterday adopted proposed legislation for the digitisation of travel documents, namely identity cards and passports, for people travelling to and from the Schengen area.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on the radiological, chemical and biological defence units of the Russian armed forces, their commander, Igor Kirillov, and two Russian defence ministry laboratories where chemical warfare agents are developed and produced.more

The trial of three defendants in the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sh., a girl from a Polish-Pakistani family whose body was found in her home near London last August, began yesterday before a London court. The accused are the girl's Pakistani father, his partner and his brother.more