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Starmer says he is ‘disappointed’ that Sentencing Council won’t change its guidelines Keir Starmer has said that he is “disappointed” at the Sentencing Council’s refusal to agree to the government’s request to withdraw the guidelines that have led to claims it is promoting “two-tier” justice. (See 11.44am.) Asked about the Sentencing Council’s letter this morning,…

Good morning. More than 170 journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023, with some estimates putting the toll as high as 206. It is the deadliest conflict for media workers in recent history. In a sobering report, Thaslima Begum gathered some of their stories. And attacks on journalists worldwide are on the rise, with…

US puts European alliances at risk by threatening to annex Greenland, senior Danish lawmaker says Back to Greenland, Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Denmark’s defence committee, appeared on CNN last night, offering his take on the US plans for Greenland. In stark comments, he said: “We can’t do it. We cannot hand over 57,000 of our…