2026-10-1 6a12089df80c9f7f3557dc19ffedb521ff75e58b 23 British government 37 /wiki/government%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom England and Wales 14 /wiki/england%20and%20wales Sentencing Act 2026 1 /wiki/sentencing%20act%202026 prison 2 /wiki/list%20of%20prisons%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom British government England and Wales Sentencing Act 2026 prison Sentencing Act 2026 2026-06-29 460a7753f024ae99a91befdf00dc29a9d5d2d7ab 42 British government England and Wales 2 /feed/2026/06/29/rough-sleeping-is-formally-decriminalized-in-england-and-wales-following-the-repeal-of-the-vagrancy-act-1824-by-the-gove Rough sleeping is formally decriminalized in England and Wales following the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 by the government of the United Kingdom. 2026-06-28 a6b1e8a507d51f723ceba5ceac765d3958ded564 39 British government England and Wales 2 /feed/2026/06/28/the-british-government-announces-that-it-will-scrap-the-202-year-old-vagrancy-act-that-criminalizes-rough-sleeping-in-en The British government announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalizes rough sleeping in England and Wales, saying that a new law will aim at "preventing homelessness" rather than "punishing" it. 2026-03-26 58add50bce79b8f627793d1238fcba3fe0ea3cef 34 British government 1 /feed/2026/03/26/british-chief-of-the-general-staff-roland-walker-warns-that-the-uk-is-now-on-an-inevitable-collision-course-with-russi British Chief of the General Staff Roland Walker warns that the UK is now on an "inevitable collision course" with Russia and urges the government to prepare. 2025-09-23 ea728e54d8cf1eda1ada738b0ae82f0b3d84356e 17 England and Wales 1 /feed/2025/09/23/an-english-magistrates-court-sentences-an-ethiopian-asylum-seeker-to-12-months-in-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-a-woma An English magistrates' court sentences an Ethiopian asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl, an incident that triggered nationwide protests over 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/feed/2025/06/10/the-british-government-announces-it-will-invest-gbp-142-billion-us-19-billion-to-construct-the-new-sizewell-c-nucl The British government announces it will invest {{GBP}}14.2 billion (US$19 billion) to construct the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England, to reduce the country's reliance on fossil fuels. 2025-04-12 eaf2c4cac2431c10be099db253f18f75bb599d6d 11 British government 1 /feed/2025/04/12/the-british-government-passes-emergency-legislation-to-control-some-management-decisions-at-british-steel-in-order-to-pr The British government passes emergency legislation to control some management decisions at British Steel in order to prevent the closure of the Jingye Group-owned Scunthorpe Steelworks. 2025-03-27 cd85f41b978aef2e38923052d7e121c053caf2ef 17 British government 1 /feed/2025/03/27/british-environmental-activist-group-just-stop-oil-announces-they-will-end-all-civil-resistance-direct-action-and-vand British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil announces they will end all civil resistance, direct action, and vandalism-related protests immediately and disband by April 26 after the British government announced it will halt the granting of new oil and gas permits. 2025-02-25 5f1d2335dcf1e8bb4f1d71d3895c189293adab1a 17 British government 1 /feed/2025/02/25/the-uk-government-suspends-financial-aid-and-imposes-economic-sanctions-on-several-high-ranking-rwandan-officials-over-t The UK government suspends financial aid and imposes economic sanctions on several high-ranking Rwandan officials over the country's military support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2025-01-8 54d135ac91c16346b29590a7024594d57b60c6e5 20 British government 1 /feed/2025/01/8/the-british-government-freezes-the-assets-of-neo-nazi-music-network-blood-honour-becoming-the-first-far-right-group-i The British government freezes the assets of neo-Nazi music network Blood & Honour, becoming the first far-right group in the UK to be sanctioned by the government. /feed/2026/10/1/hundreds-of-prisoners-begin-leaving-prison-in-england-and-wales-under-an-early-release-scheme-by-the-british-government BBC News 1 6ccf8bff46aea63edc78868ff6cfd051c1deaf44 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6evwvdwggrlo 2026 Firstpost 1 53c8d3e85102eb1516900b7a214054d8e44cfac5 10 https://www.firstpost.com/world/uk-frees-hundreds-of-prisoners-including-domestic-abusers-and-thieves-to-ease-crowding-in-jails-14049662.html 2026 Hundreds of prisoners begin leaving prison in England and Wales under an early release scheme by the British government to avoid overcapacity in prisons. More than 4,500 "low-risk" prisoners are expected to be released in the coming weeks.