🔴 Jails are too full and may be approaching a ‘tipping point’, warns prisons boss

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Politics: Jails are too full and may be approaching a ‘tipping point’, warns prisons boss
The Best Scottish Sayings: Here are 16 phrases you would only ever hear in Scotland
Premium: Homeless families in Edinburgh sent to England for accommodation
Premium: Kezia Dugdale says anger at Brexit led to her voting SNP
Football: Warnock poised to land Aberdeen job - and it could be done before Rangers game

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	Jails are too full and may be approaching a ‘tipping point’, warns prisons boss

	Teresa Medhurst said emergency powers could be needed to release inmates early

Jails are too full and may be approaching a ‘tipping point’, warns prisons boss

'You can't help thinking it's time for The Apprentice to receive its carriage clock'

'You can't help thinking it's time for The Apprentice to receive its carriage clock'

Live: Politics, sport, weather, traffic and news from across Scotland

Live: Politics, sport, weather, traffic and news from across Scotland

Drugs for conditions like type 2 diabetes running short as they are snapped up by slimmers – Christine Jardine

Drugs for conditions like type 2 diabetes running short as they are snapped up by slimmers – Christine Jardine

Universities Scotland: SNP urged to probe impact of cap on Scottish student numbers

Universities Scotland: SNP urged to probe impact of cap on Scottish student numbers

Kate Forbes warns 'continually increasing taxes’ is counter-productive

Kate Forbes warns 'continually increasing taxes’ is counter-productive

SNP blames Westminster cuts for falling behind on green heating ambition

SNP blames Westminster cuts for falling behind on green heating ambition

Experience the unknown as a solo traveller or make new friends on your top tour from Route 66 to Japan’s deepest gorges

Experience the unknown as a solo traveller or make new friends on your top tour from Route 66 to Japan’s deepest gorges

Calum McIlroy named Scotland’s young traditional musician of the year at Celtic Connections

Calum McIlroy named Scotland’s young traditional musician of the year at Celtic Connections

Six Nations: Huw Jones takes positives from stemming Welsh tide and reveals what was said in huddles

Six Nations: Huw Jones takes positives from stemming Welsh tide and reveals what was said in huddles

Six Nations: Gregor Townsend tells Scotland to improve in two areas for France match

Six Nations: Gregor Townsend tells Scotland to improve in two areas for France match

World Cup 2026: Aztec Stadium to host opening match, final venue revealed, full dates and format

World Cup 2026: Aztec Stadium to host opening match, final venue revealed, full dates and format

Antoine Dupont fires Six Nations warning to Scotland as smarting France travel to Murrayfield

Antoine Dupont fires Six Nations warning to Scotland as smarting France travel to Murrayfield



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