Month: November 2018

Daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori denies accepting $1.2m from construction firm OdebrechtA judge in Peru has sent the country’s divisive opposition leader Keiko Fujimori back to jail, ordering she should serve three years as a preventative measure while prosecutors investigate claims she ran a “de facto criminal organisation” within Read more…

‘Our intention is one or two posts every year, no more than that, might go to people who have been truly outstanding in another field’ Via: Jeremy Hunt insists there will be 'no conflict of interest' if business leaders become ambassadors

Residents of Yangchun tell Dutch court of importance of Buddha statue which contains mummified remainsA group of Chinese villagers have travelled to the Netherlands to make a passionate plea for the return of the remains of a 1,000-year-old monk as the legal fight over its ownership wrapped up in a Read more…

Home Office to review licensing laws following rise in arrests for drunken behaviourRound-the-clock drinking at UK airports could become a thing of the past under proposals being put forward by the government.The Home Office is set to launch a review of licensing laws at airport terminals across the country, which Read more…

Record levels of violence and self-harm, poor quality diet and limited time out of cells contributing to ‘cycle of deprivation and health inequality’, report says Via: Government failing in duty of care to prisoners as jail sentences lead to poorer health, MPs warn

Prisoners at high-security unit face ‘unacceptable’ delays in being transferred to hospitalMentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.Inmates with severe illnesses in HMP Wakefield Read more…