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• Missing ‘critical element’ caused UK China spying trial to collapse, say prosecutors

  27-10-2025 20:32
  Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecutionsThe government’s evidence in the China espionage trial was missing a “critical element” that meant there was “no other option” but to collapse the case, prosecutors insisted on Monday night.Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, did not directly blame anyone for the collapse of the trial but said the government’s refusal
  
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• Director of public prosecutions rejects claim Labour manifesto quote killed off successful China spy case prosecution – as it happened

  27-10-2025 19:56
  Stephen Parkinson tells committee a judge would have thrown out China spy case before it even went to juryThe Guardian would like to hear from parents who have had to live in temporary accommodation with children. There is more about the call-out here, including a form where you can submit a response.But the Commons home affairs committee’s report is also critical of some aspects of what the Home Office has been doing on asylum hotels since Labour took power. Here are some of the points it
  
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• What does mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu say about state of prisons in England and Wales?

  27-10-2025 14:12
  The Ethiopian asylum seeker, jailed for sexual assault and due to be deported, was wrongly freed insteadHadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from a 12-month prison sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, despite the fact that his offences had sparked riots across England and Wales this summer. His recapture after a two-day manhunt has left mounting questions about the state of the Prison Service. Continue reading...
  
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• Social landlords in England now forced to fix emergencies within 24 hours

  27-10-2025 08:25
  New legal duties follow case of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died after exposure to mould in his homeThe first phase of Awaab’s law, which promises to protect tenants from dangerous social housing conditions, comes into force in England on Monday, in memory of a two-year-old boy who died after exposure to mould in his home.The new legal duties compel landlords to fix emergency health and safety hazards within 24 hours of reporting, investigate significant damp and mould within 10 working
  
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