The detective who caught Levi Bellfield—the serial killer serving a whole life sentence for murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler and two young women—has called for the law to be changed after the authorities admitted they were powerless to stop Bellfield from getting married. Bellfield, 55, reportedly proposed to his fiancee—who has not been named— during one…

Dominic Raab, who resigned from the Cabinet last month, has confirmed he will stand down as an MP at the next general election. Raab, a key ally of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, resigned as deputy prime minister and justice secretary on April 21 over bullying allegations. Raab will not contest his Esher and Walton seat,…

Dominic Raab has resigned from his roles as the UK’s deputy prime minister and justice secretary over claims of bullying. Raab said in a statement on Friday that he felt “duty bound” to resign after an inquiry found he had acted in an “intimidating” manner, but he also claimed the findings “are flawed and set…

The government has agreed to tougher sentences for murderers who have a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against their partners. The Ministry of Justice said excessive or gratuitous violence, sometimes dubbed “overkill,” would also be made an aggravating factor for judges when sentencing in murder cases. The changes were among a number of recommendations…

Britain is prepared to consider leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it prevents the government from implementing its plans to crack down on illegal immigration, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has warned. The Illegal Migration Bill, unveiled on March 7, aims to ban anyone who arrives in the UK illegally from claiming asylum….

Britain is “on the cusp” of securing a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trading terms in Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said. The UK has been holding talks with the EU to fix issues with the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol for some time, and speculation has been mounting that…

Pressures from “rocketing” levels of self-harm, suicide, and violence within British jails are pushing prison officers to walk away from their jobs, a national union representative has said. Mark Fairhurst, chair of the Prison Officers Association (POA), said the service is no longer in crisis but “in meltdown”—and government action is needed urgently. Inadequate wages,…

The chairman of the House of Commons justice committee said he was “genuinely surprised” the Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has rejected their recommendation to review the status of almost 3,000 prisoners who were being held under the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) system. In September the committee recommended all 2,926 in England and Wales should be…

Former Conservative Party chairman Sir Jake Berry on Saturday called for Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab to be suspended while he is investigated over bullying claims. Raab is under investigation over a number of allegations that he bullied civil servants in his various ministerial jobs, though the deputy prime minister, who is also the justice secretary,…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted a fine from police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car. Sunak was issued with a “fixed penalty notice” by Lancashire Constabulary after he was spotted not wearing his seatbelt in an Instagram video he filmed…