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Prisons in England and Wales are over 99% capacity. With less than 800 spaces left in jails, the government recently triggered emergency measures to hold prisoners in police cells.

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Dame Harriet Harman says government whips will be studying all the 411 Labour MPs for clues as to who may oppose the near £5bn in cuts unveiled at the spring statement.

The prime minister says the combined £2.15bn investment will act as a "downpayment for growth" and improve a system that has stifled the North's potential for too long.

City editor Mark Kleinman reported on Wednesday that a deal had been reached nearly two years after the closure of Mr Farage's accounts, which led to the resignation of the bank's boss.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned of a changing world in her spring statement on Wednesday, insisting that this was why the government had to act.

Three experts have given their thoughts on how the government is performing on health, growth and housing after the spring statement on Wednesday.

Jeremy Corbyn and other political figures calling for "progressive politics" have urged Rachel Reeves to impose a wealth tax following her spring statement in which a package of cuts were unveiled.

Ronan Kanda, 16, was stabbed to death with a ninja sword yards away from his home in 2022. Now, the final part of Ronan's Law will make it illegal to possess, sell, make, or import ninja swords.

Backbench MPs criticise the optics of potentially slashing the tax bill paid by global tech firms like Google, Meta, and Amazon, at the same as cutting the welfare bill by billions of pounds. One says the move would look "absolutely horrific".