The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of world’s most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base.

A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.

The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood will allow some criminals to be released from custody a third of the way through their sentences in order to ease the pressure on crowded prisons.

The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood will allow some criminals to be released from custody a third of the way through their sentences in order to ease the pressure on crowded prisons.

Women in labour have been evacuated

Pregnant mothers and babies are being evacuated onto the road outside of St Michael’s Hospital.

Black smoke can be seen billowing from St Michael’s hospital

Defence Secretary John Healey and General Sir Jim Hockenhull remarks on the Chagos Islands deal signed by the Prime Minister today.

Transport for Wales is assisting the emergency services after a train hit a vehicle near Leominster. Train services cannot run, which means that services between Cardiff Central and Manchester Piccadilly / Holyhead are cancelled or severely delayed. Police were called to a level crossing north of Leominster at around 10:40…

But the justice secretary says she rejects recommendations for earlier releases of the most serious offenders.

A train carrying 66 passengers has smashed into a tractor.

Drugs can be used to dull urges and slash offences by nearly two thirds, studied have shown.