Andy Burnham under mounting pressure to block PC Andrew Harper's killers' early release as 650k people sign petition

Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure to stop the early prison release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers after more than 645,000 people signed a petition calling for him to do so.

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers might be freed halfway through their 13-year jail sentences

Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.

Archie York died when an explosion caused by drug dealer Reece Galbraith ripped through his Benwell home

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the move as another "u-turn"

Andy Burnham accused of grooming gangs ‘shambles’ as PM launches early release review  GB News

SeventyFour/Shutterstock The UK may have a new prime minister, but the problem of prison overcrowding in England and Wales remains. Andy Burnham recently clarified the details of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to release prisoners earlier than usual. Like other PMs before him, Burnham faces a difficult choice bet

Debbie Adlam, mum of PC Andrew Harper, has spoken out on Good Morning Britain about the early prisoner release scheme.

Debbie Adlam, mother of PC Andrew Harper, appeared on Good Morning Britain to speak out against the prison early release scheme.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A mum whose son has been in jail for 14 years for a phone theft has begged Andy Burnham to release him instead of killers. Shaun Lloyd, 38, was jailed for two years and nine months in 2006 but has served more

Force his hand DOES Andy Burnham really want a damaging court battle with the appalled police colleagues of an officer brutally killed in the line of duty? His decision not to block the release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers has spectacularly backfired. Remorseless thugs Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole laughed in t

Thames Valley chief says he may join Police Federation in court if Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are freed from prison The chief constable of Thames Valley police has said he will consider joining legal action against the government if it fails to block the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. The Police

PC Harper’s force considers joining legal challenge to block killers’ release | ITV News  ITVX

Police chief threatens legal action over early release of PC Harper killers  The Times

The officer’s widow, Lissie Harper, has described feeling ‘punched in the gut’ by the decision to push ahead with plans.

The officer’s widow, Lissie Harper, has described feeling ‘punched in the gut’ by the decision to push ahead with plans.

Ronald Exantus walked free after serving his sentence for the 2015 home invasion that killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton, despite Logan's Law reforms.

Prisoners released in early scheme will not be able to go to football games or concerts, says minister as she insists their punishment will continue  lbc.co.uk

CAMPAIGNERS warned the government on Tuesday that its early release scheme will only buy it “a little time” before the system runs out of cells again. The Howard League for Prison Reform said plans to release some 5,000 inmates early under sentencing changes to tackle overcrowded jails will do “nothing to head off futu

Any association with “the Epstein world” renders you unfit for even an advisory role at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's City Hall — but similar ties to actual terrorists is no bar to even a top position.

In getting into a sexual relationship with his 13-year-old niece, a man sexually exploited her, raped her during staycations and “punished” her with sex acts when he grew jealous about a schoolmate she was dating. The 38-year-old Singaporean man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 21

The man got jealous when his niece began dating a schoolmate and threatened to leak her nude photos.