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‘Significant increase’ in adults experiencing domestic abuse – survey
22 October 2026 at 09:37
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Judges handed more powers to punish killers absent from sentencing hearing
22 October 2026 at 09:12
Judges handed more powers to punish killers absent from sentencing hearing
22 October 2026 at 15:39
The measures being laid in Parliament build on reforms already in force.
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Killers who skip sentencing to face solitary confinement or be denied social visits
22 October 2026 at 08:51
The new measures aim to push killers to come to court, as threats of more time behind bars are unlikely to deter them
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