The Latest Breaking News from Charlie Taylor

Migrant crossings continue for seventh consecutive day

More than 1,000 people arrived in the UK between Friday and Wednesday, with Thursday’s numbers yet to be published.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Migrants arriving in UK with petrol burns after crossing Channel – watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor raised concerns about the Home Office’s ‘haphazard’ arrangements for Channel migrants.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Prisoners still locked in cells for 23 hours a day despite lifting of Covid restrictions

‘Post-Covid torpor’ in jails risks pushing inmates into ‘long lives of criminality’, watchdog warns

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

‘Price to pay’ for boring prison lockdowns, says chief inspector

Workshops and classrooms remain empty and inmates inactive as prisons ‘do not have staff to run properly’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022

Forest Bank Prison is damned by inspectors despite beefing up security and major refurbishment

"Leaders show limited ambition to improve situation"

Manchester Evening News · May 31, 2022

Callum Wilson keeps cool to send Burnley to the Championship: Burnley 1-2 Newcastle United report

The Magpies withstood late pressure to run out 2-1 winner at Turf Moor and relegate Burnley to the Championship

Chronicle Live · May 22, 2022

Burnley injury news and predicted XI ahead of relegation decider vs Newcastle

How Burnley are likely to line up for precarious final match of the month

Chronicle Live · May 22, 2022

Children carrying weapons at most violent prison in England, inspectors warn

A report says there were 105 assaults among children and 82 on staff in just six months.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Watchdogs raise ‘serious concerns’ over performance of criminal justice system

A report spells out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the work of police, prosecutors, prisons, probation and youth offending teams.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Almost seven in 10 women at scandal-plagued prison forced to leave without stable housing, inspectors find

‘Without stable, safe accommodation many women are liable to have mental health relapses, return to substance misuse and become involved in crime on release,’ says chief inspector of prisons

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022