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Serco fined more than £2m for failures that led to custody officer death

Humphrey Burke attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court.

The Independent UK

'Illegal eviction' attempt at Toxteth flats raised in parliament

MP Kim Johnson said residents "rightly say that their sense of security has been fundamentally shaken."

Liverpool Echo

Water left pouring through light fitting at Toxteth block of flats

People living at Parliament Place have spoken of a series of issues at the block after residents were left 'fearing for the future' following an 'illegal eviction' attempt

Liverpool Echo

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People told to leave their homes within weeks in 'illegal eviction attempt'

Notices telling residents they would need to leave were plastered on doors inside the block of flats

Liverpool Echo

Prisoners rushed to hospital after overdosing on drugs at Scottish jail

One man was taken to hospital on Wednesday, and a further two were rushed to A&E on Thursday.

Daily Record

‘All I know is it won’t be Tory’: local elections anger and apathy in Stafford

Outlook mixed in ‘blue wall’ town, with many turning away from Tories – but not necessarily towards Labour

The Guardian - UK

UK deportation centre used force 18 times to stop self-harm last year, figures show

Exclusive: Brook House staff physically prevented asylum seekers awaiting deportation from taking own lives

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Refugee family left 'homeless' as police investigate alleged assault at hotel putting up asylum seekers

The family refuse to return to an asylum seeker hotel

Manchester Evening News

Police appeal to find prisoner convicted of assault and burglary after he was released ‘by mistake’

Rayon Newby, 20, was released from HMP Thameside on Friday 17 March before completing his sentence for assault, harassment and burglary

The Independent UK

Woman couldn't sleep after phone call telling her to leave home

Protesters rallied to support her bid to stay

Liverpool Echo

Six-berth glamping pods opening at Holme Pierrepont Country Park this spring following £680,000 investment

The country park is home of the National Water Sports Centre

Birmingham Post

Caledonian Sleeper service set to be nationalised

An arms-length government body will take over the train service from the end of June

Insider UK

Caledonian Sleeper rail service to be nationalised by Scottish ministers

Highlands-London service will be run by state-owned company after operator Serco loses contract seven years early

The Guardian - UK

Caledonian Sleeper to be taken into public ownership by Scottish Government

The contract for the overnight London to Scotland service will be removed from Serco in June.

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The National (Scotland)

Caledonian Sleeper service to be taken into public ownership

THE Caledonian Sleeper service will be brought into public hands this summer, the Scottish Government has announced.

Nottingham Post

HMP Lowdham Grange management changes hands in £264m deal

It had been run by Serco since it was opened in 1998

The Guardian - AU

Egyptian challenging Australia’s indefinite detention warned he faces forced removal within month

Tony Sami, held for 10 years, is fighting to stay with his two children and had been preparing for landmark high court case

Manchester Evening News

The hotel near Manchester Airport where 'guests stay less than a week and then vanish'

A former employee spoke exclusively to the M.E.N.

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Nottingham Post

Protesters against asylum seekers in Mansfield hotel must stay on 'right side of line', MP says

'People do have the right to have their voices heard, but it has got to stay on the right side of the line'

Evening Standard

Magistrates court fire probed over suspected security breach

Investigations are underway after a defendant managed to set himself on fire in the cells of a magistrates court after being remanded in custody.

ABC News

Adelaide Remand Centre manager who stole $100,000 from inmates spent $1m at casino, court told

A former general manager of the Adelaide Remand Centre who stole more than $100,000 in cash from prisoners gambled away $1 million about the same time as the theft, an Adelaide court is told.

The Guardian - AU

Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds

Advocates say ombudsman’s findings lay bare ‘inhumane’ treatment in Australia’s detention centres

Nottingham Post

Excitement as new 4G football pitch opens at Nottinghamshire leisure centre

The pitch is now open to the public and is already taking bookings for football sessions, most recently Mansfield Town Football Club

The Independent UK

Serco to be sentenced next year over failures that led to custody officer death

Lorraine Barwell was attacked as she tried to escort a mentally ill prisoner from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in 2015.

The Independent UK

Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Mentally-ill Humphrey Burke fatally attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.

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