https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Recent Posts en-us Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:07:53 UTC 5 forum.admin@aus-city.com (AUS-CITY Message Forums) UBB.threads https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853366#Post853366 More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8x543ddzjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:56:28 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853366#Post853366 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853367#Post853367 Victims 'desperate' for details on early prison release scheme, commissioner says
The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales says victims are desperate for more detail on how the early release scheme will affect them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1l6v6zn53no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:54:10 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853367#Post853367 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853368#Post853368 Government wants to 'get out of prison crisis doom loop'
The justice secretary says the early release of prisoners is part of a bigger plan to reform the prison service.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwyzpj83g5go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:37:16 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853368#Post853368 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853369#Post853369 Concerns over early release from prison and probation organisations
The government's plans to release some prisoners early comes under scrutiny from the professional bodies that would have to implement the scheme.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/czdzlm73676o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:02:57 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853369#Post853369 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853364#Post853364 Burnham to tell MPs optimism at heart of his vision for UK
He will promise to "unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility" in every part of the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99dyjk7mpyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:50:02 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853364#Post853364 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853365#Post853365 Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8026xlm35o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:27:52 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/853365#Post853365 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850791#Post850791 Sir Mel Stride replaced as shadow chancellor as Conservatives reshuffle top team
Andrew Griffith will take over the role as part of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet reshuffle.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8026xlm35o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:57:07 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850791#Post850791 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850819#Post850819 Shadow justice secretary: Prisoner release scheme 'raises more questions than it answers'
The BBC spoke to Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy, who criticised the prime minister's response.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce3rn7wd9x1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:30:10 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850819#Post850819 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850792#Post850792 Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
The warning comes after the prime minister said some prisoners serving indefinite sentences could be freed to increase prison capacity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwxx0dg05o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:20:45 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850792#Post850792 https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850793#Post850793 Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l80j2rdlxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:56:50 +0000 Webmaster https://aus-city.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/850793#Post850793