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Labour will vow to phase out animal testing and close fox hunting loopholes
Singer and campaigner Will Young has given his backing to Labour as it prepares to unveil the 'biggest boost in animal welfare for a generation' in its election manifesto
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Thames Water urged to test supply ‘urgently’ after reported illnesses
Syreeta who called the company and couldn’t get through used their WhatsApp service but was told her water supply in her property wouldn’t be tested after initial tests on one property in the area being fine
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Dog owners face unlimited fines if their pets attack or 'worry' livestock
Therese Coffey's Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill, which has been supported by MPs, is designed to make it easier for police to catch offenders
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'I took a week off work to crack secret of how to make perfect roast potatoes'
Labour Shadow Cabinet Minister Steve Reed told the Mirror’s Party Games YouTube show about his passion for cookery including his secret recipe for the perfect roast potatoes
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'I went from marching for gay rights outside Parliament to changing law as MP'
Labour's Steve Reed said he came out when there was a lot of 'fear' around being gay as he discussed his journey to becoming an MP on the Mirror's YouTube show Party Games
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Hospital cases for water-borne diseases surge amid sewage crisis - see list
Cases of diseases such as dysentery and Weil's disease have increased by nearly 60% since 2010, as data reveals sewage was discharged for a record 3.6 million hours last year
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Water firm's shareholders 'trying to blackmail' Ofwat into agreeing price hikes
Thames Water shareholders have been accused by GMB of trying to blackmail the watchdog into giving the green light for major price hikes as the firm faces a huge funding gap
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Laws forcing killers to attend court 'on their way' as Lucy Letby set to refuse
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said it is 'grossly offensive to victims that this brutal murderer can refuse to face the consequences of their crimes in court'
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Bungling Tories accidentally let slip prison staff levels are 'dangerously low'
The staggering admission by the Ministry of Justice was included by mistake in an £8million contract that was published on a Government procurement website
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Labour warns hundreds of criminals could dodge jail due to lack of prison cells
The latest Ministry of Justice data shows 86,602 men and women were in prison in England at the end of July. The figure is just 971 short of the 'usable operational capacity'
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Victims 'failed' as support for tragedies like Grenfell not enough, critics say
Ministers have announced more people will have access to things such as bereavement and trauma counselling, or transport to and from court during trials, however victims are still not getting free legal help
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Sunak backtracks on pledge to make killers appear in court before next election
The PM failed to commit to changing the law in the next year to ensure criminals attend court. Thomas Cashman refused to leave his cell when he was sentenced for murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
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'Avalanche of litter' as rubbish dumped 125 times an hour in fly-tipping surge
Labour has unveiled plans to set up 'clean up squads' to ensure that those who make mess have to clean it up as alarming figures show there are 125 instances of fly-tipping an hour
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Keir Starmer vows to relieve Brits' money worries with council tax freeze pitch
The Labour leader expressed his "frustration" with Rishi Sunak's Tories, who he said had failed to "relieve the worry felt by millions of households when their council tax bill lands on the doorstep”
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'Labour must think ahead on law and order, criminal justice system needs reform'
Keir Mudie writes about Labour's recent comments on crime, which could be the first solid bit of policy that the party has put out in some time, with crime being a historic weakness for the party
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Labour vows to introduce clean-up squads for fly-tippers in anti-crime plans
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed will today announce tough measures to ensure offenders are 'met with consequences' - and he will detail plans for people who dump rubbish
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Labour raises alarm after probation staff 'pressured' to lower offenders' risk
Labour has demanded an investigation after a whistleblower this week claimed probation officers are under “organisational pressure” to allocate lower risk ratings to offenders
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1 in 10 Ministry of Justice staff have 'experienced bullying or harassment'
According to the annual Civil Service People Survey 11% of MoJ staff warned that they had experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination - significantly higher than an average across the Civil Service of 7%
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Surge in sex offence trials abandoned on day they're due to start, study shows
Trials are being rescheduled due to a lack of prosecutors being available - as latest figures reveal outstanding cases in the Crown Courts are the highest on record
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Road rage thug walks free as judge warns 'prisons are full'
Fabian Greco avoided going to jail despite punching and kicking a fellow trucker. Labour said dangerous criminals are being left to 'roam our streets' as 10,000 prison cells have been lost since 2010