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Prisoners could earn early parole through good behaviour and working
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been on a fact-finding mission to Texas
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Toxic Town's real-life figures as toxic waste drama hits number 1 on Netflix
Labour Party
Netflix's Toxic Town has become the streaming service's biggest TV show in the UK and tells the story of a groundbreaking scandal in Corby, Northamptonshire
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Leicester council defends ‘essential’ £5.5m spend on refurbishing city centre road
Politics
The spending has been branded a 'waste' by one councillor
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Leicestershire by-election candidates revealed after councillor resigns
Politics
A by-election will take place next month
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DWP WASPI campaigners ask public to do one thing to help them
DWP
A new WASPI update urges people to act quickly
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DWP benefits and discounts for people over State Pension age - full list issued
DWP
The DWP has confirmed the financial support available for those over State Pension age, including the rise in State Pensions and a range of benefits and discounts
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Some car owners who act before April will be £195 better off
Your Money
Road taxes are changing this year for EV drivers but they could delay the impact
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£30 'ghost' number plates on sale that avoid police cameras sparking crackdown calls
Susanna Reid
MPs will debate whether to bring in tougher penalties for people using the reflective number plates, known as "ghost" or "stealth" plates, that are currently undetectable by ANPR cameras
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WASPI alert as DWP decision risks setting 'dangerous precedent'
Labour Party
Campaigners are fundraising for a fresh legal challenge in hopes of securing DWP compensation
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Dad with MND says change to 'cruel' law will come too late
Politics
Phil Newby, 54, from Rutland, says the new law will not happen quickly enough to help him
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WASPI women threaten new legal action over 'gaslighting'
WASPI
Sir Keir Starmer said taxpayers can not afford what could be a £10.5 billion package
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Universal Credit sanctions hit record levels under Labour as thousands face benefit cuts
Universal Credit
The latest DWP statistics reveal that more benefit claimants than ever before have been penalised in the three months since Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party came into power
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Leicestershire leaders explain what council reorganisation would mean for you
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Opinions differ over what needs to be done locally
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Single authority for Leicestershire is ‘common-sense’ approach, claims county council
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It is a blow for the Leicestershire's district and borough councils
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Council tax and rent rises ahead for Leicester residents
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'Painful' cuts to services are also on the horizon
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Eleventh hour U-turn grants reprieve to Leicester’s adventure playgrounds
Politics
Some believe it is 'nothing more than a temporary band-aid' that 'kicks the issue down the road'
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Government explains why one part of Leicestershire must build more houses
Planning
An MP has hit out at the numbers his area is facing
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New rules could mean every home in England will have four different bins soon
Conservative Party
The first stages of the changes could be implemented as early as March 2025
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New WASPI update due from Government
Green Party
MPs will debate the issue next month after a campaign amassed more than 157,000 signatures
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Dedicated nurse among 36 Leicester Mercury death notices this week
Tributes
Tributes are also paid to a 100-year-old man
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Major WASPI breakthrough as campaigners secure key debate on £3,000 compensation
WASPI
A massive campaign has secured the Commons showdown about if women impacted by changes to the state pension age should get cash - as advocated by a watchdog
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Urgent message issued to anyone who rents - make sure you know these five key changes
property news
Labour has taken to social media to announce five key changes to support tenants in the coming years - but not everyone is thrilled with the update
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DWP warning as pensioners could be hit with new tax bills
Labour Party
State pension payments are set to rise by 4.1% this April
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UK Government sets bank balance thresholds for benefit fraud checks
DWP
The Government says fraud and error in the social security system costs taxpayers around £10 billion a year and, since the pandemic, a total of £35 billion in incorrect payments
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