Dominic Penna

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Dominic Penna

Robert Jenrick has backed all prison officers being given stab vests in the wake of two high-profile assaults in recent weeks. Axel Rudakubana, the Southport killer, is understood to have thrown boiling water over a guard at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday. The incident came weeks after Hamesh Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, allegedly attacked three prison officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham.

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Dominic Penna

He added: "If this means keeping them in cells with just a bed, so be it. If it means no contact, no privileges, and certainly no cups of tea, so be it. Let segregation finally mean segregation. "If the Government doesn't get a grip, a prison officer will be killed. We've had enough reviews, we need action. That's the least prison officers deserve."Sir Nic Dakin, a justice minister, said the ongoing investigation into the alleged incident involving Rudakubana meant he could not comment in detail.

2 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Dominic Penna

Emergency services cordoned off the street at Keir Starmer’s London homeA fire at Sir Keir Starmer’s north London home that broke out in the early hours of Monday is being investigated by police. The property in Countess Road, Tufnell Park, was attended by the London Fire Brigade after a report was made after 1.30am on Monday. A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister thanks the emergency services for their work.

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Dominic Penna

Kneecap will headline a music festival in London next week despite an ongoing counter-terror probe into footage from two of their concerts. The Metropolitan Police are investigating footage that allegedly showed members of the Irish rap group saying: "Up Hamas, up Hezbollah" and "kill your local MP". The alleged remarks provoked condemnation from Downing Street and an outcry across the political spectrum, while Jewish groups have encouraged venues to cancel the band's gigs.

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Dominic Penna

A fire at Sir Keir Starmer's north London home that broke out in the early hours of Monday is being investigated by police. The property in Countess Road, Tufnell Park, was attended by the London Fire Brigade after a report was made after 1.30am on Monday. A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister thanks the emergency services for their work.