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Ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will sign a joint declaration in Cardiff demanding self-determination rights.

Shabana Mahmood, who designed the scheme when she was Justice Secretary, said the prison system was close to collapse when she took charge of the Ministry of Justice. She described the decisions taken at the time as “unpalatable”, arguing that the government had to act to prevent the entire criminal justice system from being affected.

At least four women who trained at the UK Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, over the past five years told the BBC that they were sexually assaulted while they were just 17 years old.

Former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel claimed India resisted accepting illegal migrants due to Britain's failure to extradite fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi.

The case has drawn comparisons with the trial involving French victim Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband was convicted of repeatedly drugging and sexually abusing her over several years.