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Prisoners refusing to join radical Islamist gangs are being held in isolation to keep them safe from death threats and attacks. Officers are keeping vulnerable prisoners in segregation units at HMP Frankland in Co Durham to separate them from Islamic extremists, the Times reports. The prison, one of the highest-security jails in Britain, is said to have become so overrun with Islamic gangs that its 'terrorist separation centres', which were built in a bid to stop terrorists from radicalising others, have become defunct. This has caused other prisoners into isolation units as they are believed to be at risk of...

The Clarkson's Farm star has had his say on the saga that's hit headlines. Jeremy Clarkson has sided with Labour over its decision to refuse an inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal - but has suggested the "political correctness" that "shackles the police" needs to be addressed instead. The 64-year-old delivered his candid verdict on the saga after a bid by the Conservatives to launch a national inquiry into grooming gangs was rejected by MPs last week by 364 votes to 111 votes. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has argued that a number of inquiries have already taken place into...