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In the summer of 1944 Kathleen Oates - a Wren assigned to the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War - was ...

OUR overcrowded jails cannot safely house a sudden rise in lags following “widespread public disorder”, the Justice Minister has been warned. Helen McEntee was told by staff the appointment of ...

Indonesian police arrested the nine Australians in 2005, convicting them of attempting to smuggle more than eight kilograms ...

The remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring could be released from Indonesia and returned to Australia if “ongoing” ...

Many in Africa, including governments and non-state parties to conflicts, don’t trust international law. They consider it ...

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Helen McEntee was also informed of "unethical" and "unlawful" behaviour by prison staff in department briefings ...

Prisoners deemed "an immediate risk" to a specific person or members of the public by governors earlier this year may be released under proposals to be fast tracked through Holyrood this week. A total ...

Angela Constance said the early release of prisoners does not solve the whole problem ahead of a vote on the issue this week.

The appointment of the son of Cuban migrants as US Secretary of State will put relations with the Caribbean island at the ...