Donald Trump has indicated a readiness to engage with the UK and Mauritius regarding the Chagos Islands, criticising a proposed deal by the current British government. The UK plans to cede sovereignty to Mauritius while retaining the strategically vital US military base on Diego Garcia through a lease agreement.
The sentences handed to teenage boys who received youth rehabilitation orders for raping two girls in Fordingbridge will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal, following a decision by the Attorney General. The Prime Minister deemed this a "distressing" case and supported the referral.
A 16-year-old girl, raped by two teenage boys in Fordingbridge, has condemned the sentencing judge's decision to spare her attackers jail, describing it as a "rock straight in my face." The Attorney General is now reviewing the youth rehabilitation orders issued, following widespread political condemnation and the victim's harrowing testimony.
