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About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T08:16:11+00:00

Justice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’UK politics live – latest updatesAbout 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming from the scheme.The justice secretary, Alex Norris, said 5,000 prisoners would be released over 10 months from October in England and Wales, down from the government’s original plan for 6,000 from September. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : « Vladimir Poutine veut achever notre système énergétique », accuse le ministre de l’énergie ukrainien, Denys Chmyhal

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T08:03:23+00:00

Selon le ministre ukrainien à « Politico », le président russe cherche aussi à « faire dérailler » l’économie et la production d’armes du pays, espérant qu’« en hiver, [la] société cédera sous l’épuisement et fera pression sur ses dirigeants pour qu’ils signent une capitulation ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Turquie affirme que deux de ses navires civils ont été « attaqués par des drones » en mer Noire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T08:03:22+00:00

« Nous sommes profondément préoccupés par l’escalade du conflit entre la Russie et l’Ukraine en mer Noire, qui affecte la navigation civile malgré nos nombreux avertissements », a affirmé le ministère des affaires étrangères turc. Depuis plusieurs semaines, Moscou et Kiev multiplient les frappes sur des navires cargo, notamment en mer Noire.

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Apple’s India sales top $10 billion on widening retail push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T08:01:52+00:00

India could further gain in significance given the US’s increasingly uneasy geopolitical relationship with China, which is the Cupertino, California-based company’s largest overseas market

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 300 pts, Nifty slips 300 pts to 24,470 as CAS correction weighs; RBI MPC meet outcome in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T08:01:09+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices opened Tuesday’s session on a weak note, with the Nifty 50 trading lower by 175 points and the Sensex slipping modestly, as markets corrected after Monday’s sharp rally that analysts attributed partly to a technical distortion from the new Closing Auction Session mechanism.

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En Allemagne, l’AfD exploite la crise migratoire de Ceuta dans l’espoir de peser sur la campagne des régionales

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T08:00:03+00:00

Très actif sur les réseaux sociaux, le parti d’extrême droite a multiplié les interventions dramatisant l’arrivée de migrants dans l’enclave espagnole, tout en reprochant au chancelier conservateur, Friedrich Merz, de manquer de fermeté en matière de politique migratoire.

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Mother of PC Harper ‘bitterly disappointed’ that son’s killers remain eligible for early release – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T07:57:34+00:00

Government revises plans to tackle prison overcrowding amid pressure from MPs and victims but domestic abusers and killers could still be released earlyThe prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Tuesday that he would delay the planned early release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales by a month until October.It follows the suspension of Keir Starmer’s plans to release up to 6,000 offenders from prison early in September amid official predictions that prisons will be full in November.I asked for an urgent review of the prisoner release scheme. I fully understand the anger, anxiety

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 300 pts, Nifty slips below 24,490 as CAS correction weighs; RBI MPC meet outcome in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T07:52:23+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices opened Tuesday’s session on a weak note, with the Nifty 50 trading lower by 175 points and the Sensex slipping modestly, as markets corrected after Monday’s sharp rally that analysts attributed partly to a technical distortion from the new Closing Auction Session mechanism.

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Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T07:51:50+00:00

PM Péter Magyar says country nearly forced into decision as extreme heat and low water levels in Danube pose challenges in regionHungary has come “within millimetres” of having to shut down its nuclear power plant overnight, prime minister Péter Magyar said, as low water levels in the Danube continue to pose challenges for countries in south-eastern Europe.“Around 1:30 a.m. we were a few millimetres away from completely shutting down the Paks Power Plant, but then the water level stopped falling and by morning it had risen 1.5 centimetres. The last turbine is currently operating safely,” Magy

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In a first, Wind energy tenders surpass solar in Q1 FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T07:51:16+00:00

Wind energy accounted for more than one-third of the total tenders of the over 9 gigawatt (GW) tenders floated during the June quarter of the current financial year

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Odisha govt warns iron ore miners, steelmakers over grade manipulation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T07:45:03+00:00

The ‌warning ⁠follows inspections that "revealed a consistent grade manipulation by the lessees," which ⁠include major steel producers, resulting in a "substantial loss" of state revenues

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