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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: September 1, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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The UK government has announced plans to increase prison capacity by converting unused office space, laundry rooms, and storage areas into cells. A man has been charged following the deaths of a woman and her niece in a fire. An ex-gang leader has been found guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.

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